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War consisteth not in battle only, or the act of fighting but in a tract of time,wherein the will to contend by battle is sufficiently known.

Thomas Hobbes

The Power of a Man is his present means, to obtain some future apparent Good.
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Future Good Man Philosophy Power
For such is the nature of man, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; Yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.
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Believe Hard Man Nature Wise
All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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Command Man Philosophy Power
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Fun Leisure Mother One Liner Philosophy
And if this be madness in the multitude, it is the same in every particular man.
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Mad Man Philosophy
The Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience Deep One Liner
whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.
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Fool Man Money Philosophy Wise Word
A great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Leap
I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power, that ceases only in death.
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Death Desire Man Philosophy Power
Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of war, where every man is enemy to every man, the same consequent to the time wherein men live without other security than what their own strength and their own invention shall furnish them withal.
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Enemy Man Philosophy Secure Strength Time War
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
Look not at the greatness of the evil past, but the greatness of the good to follow.
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Evil Follow Good Great Past
Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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Human Philosophy Reason
Men are moved by appetites and aversions.
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Man Move Philosophy
Curiosity is the lust of the mind.
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Curious Lust Mind One Liner

War consisteth not in battle only, or the act of fighting but in a tract of time,wherein the will to contend by battle is sufficiently known.

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