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That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.

Thomas Hobbes

Hell is truth seen too late.
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Hell Late One Liner Truth
It is many times with a fraudulent Design that men stick their corrupt Doctrine with the Cloves of other mens Wit.
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Design Man Philosophy
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
Now I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Myself Travel
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
The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
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Man Philosophy War
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
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
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
Men are moved by appetites and aversions.
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Man Move 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
Life is nasty, brutish, and short.
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Life Nasty One Liner Short
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 Power of a Man is his present means, to obtain some future apparent Good.
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Future Good Man Philosophy Power
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
The understanding is by the flame of the passions never enlightened, but dazzled.
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Flame Passion Philosophy Understand

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