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Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

Thomas Hobbes

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
Fact be virtuous, or vicious, as Fortune pleaseth.
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Fact Fortune Virtue
God put me on this Earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I’m so far behind that I’ll never die
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Death Earth God Philosophy Thing
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
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
I often observe the absurdity of dreams, but never dream of the absurdity of my waking thoughts.
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Dream Myself Philosophy Thought
Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.
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Fool Man Money Philosophy Wise Word
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
The light of humane minds is perspicuous words, but by exact definitions first snuffed, and purged from ambiguity, reason is the pace.
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Human Light Philosophy Reason Word
If men are naturally in a state of war, why do they always carry arms and why do they have keys to lock their doors?
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Always Carry Lock Man Natural Philosophy War
Some men’s desires are without limits.
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Desire Limit Man One Liner
No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
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Art Death Fear Letter Life Man Philosophy Short Society Violence
The Value, or Worth of a man, is as of all other things, his Price; that is to say, so much as would be given for the use of his Power.
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Man Power Price Value Worth
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
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Force Fraud Virtue War
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
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

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

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