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It is in the laws of a commonwealth, as in the laws of gaming: Whatsoever the gamesters all agree on, is an injustice to none of them.

Thomas Hobbes

By consequence, or train of thoughts, I understand that succession of one thought to another which is called, to distinguish it from discourse in words, mental discourse
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Mental Philosophy Thought Understand Word
When all the world is overcharged with inhabitants, then the last remedy of all is war, which provideth for every man, by victory or death.
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Death Philosophy Victory War World
A great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Leap
If I read as many books as most men do, I would be as dull-witted as they are.
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Book Man Philosophy Read Sarcastic
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
Curiosity is the lust of the mind.
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Curious Lust Mind One Liner
Fear of things invisible is the natural seed of that which every one in himself calleth religion.
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Fear Himself Natural Religious
As a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in this body.
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Animal Body Philosophy Spirit
Fact be virtuous, or vicious, as Fortune pleaseth.
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Fact Fortune Virtue
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Fun Leisure Mother One Liner Philosophy
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
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Force Fraud Virtue War
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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Act Battle Fight Philosophy War
The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
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Man Philosophy War
Desire, to know why, and how, curiosity; such as is in no living creature but man
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Curious Desire Live Man
Eloquence, with flattery, disposeth men to confide in them that have it; because the former is seeming wisdom, the latter seeming kindness.
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Kind Man Philosophy Wisdom
Give an inch, he’ll take an ell.
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Literature One Liner Philosophy

It is in the laws of a commonwealth, as in the laws of gaming: Whatsoever the gamesters all agree on, is an injustice to none of them.

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It is in the laws of a commonwealth, as in the laws of gaming: Whatsoever the gamesters all agree on, is an injustice to none of them.

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