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Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

Thomas Hobbes

True’ and ‘false’ are attributes of speech, not of things. And where speech is not, there is neither ‘truth’ nor ‘falsehood.
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False Philosophy Truth
Fact be virtuous, or vicious, as Fortune pleaseth.
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Fact Fortune Virtue
It is in the laws of a commonwealth, as in the laws of gaming: Whatsoever the gamesters all agree on, is injustice to none of them.
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Game Justice Law
Power simply is no more, but the excess of the power of one above that of another.
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Deep Philosophy Power Simple
In the very shadows of doubt a thread of reason (so to speak) begins, by whose guidance we shall escape to the clearest light.
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Clear Doubt Escape Guidance Light Philosophy Shadow
Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind, or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition.
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Allow Fear Imagination Mind Philosophy Power Public
Curiosity is the lust of the mind.
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Curious Lust Mind One Liner
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
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
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
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Force Fraud Virtue War
It’s not the pace of life I mind. It’s the sudden stop at the end.
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End Life Mind Philosophy Stop Sudden
For prudence is but experience, which equal time equally bestows on all men in those things they equally apply themselves unto.
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Experience Man Philosophy Prudent Time
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
The first and fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it.
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Law Nature Peace Philosophy Seek
Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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Human Philosophy Reason
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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Authority Deep Law One Liner Wisdom

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

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