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

Thomas Hobbes

Concerning the first, there is a saying much usurped of late, That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Late Man Read Wisdom
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
The first and fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it.
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Law Nature Peace Philosophy Seek
Covenants, without the sword, are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all.
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Man Philosophy Secure Strength Word
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
The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
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Man Philosophy War
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
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.
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Argument Consent One Liner Philosophy Silence
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 itself is but Motion, and can never be without Desire, nor without Feare, no more than without Sense.
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Desire Life Motion Philosophy
The Power of a Man is his present means, to obtain some future apparent Good.
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Future Good Man Philosophy Power
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
Nor can a man any more live, whose Desires are at an end, than he, whose Senses and Imaginations are at a stand.
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Desire End Imagination Live Man Philosophy
All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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Command Man Philosophy Power
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
Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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Human Philosophy Reason

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