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Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.

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
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
liberty, to define it, is nothing other than the absence of impediments to motion
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Absence Freedom Liberty
The understanding is by the flame of the passions never enlightened, but dazzled.
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Flame Passion Philosophy Understand
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
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
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
Every part of the universe is ‘body’ and that which is not ‘body’ is no part of the universe, and because the universe is all, that which is no part of it is nothing, and consequently nowhere.
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Body Deep Philosophy Universe
For to accuse requires less eloquence, such is man’s nature, than to excuse; and condemnation, than absolution, more resembles justice.
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Justice Man Nature Philosophy
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
The source of every crime, is some defect of the understanding; or some error in reasoning; or some sudden force of the passions. Defect in the understanding is ignorance; in reasoning, erroneous opinion.
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Crime Error Force Passion Reason Understand
Desire, to know why, and how, curiosity; such as is in no living creature but man
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Curious Desire Live Man
Now I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Myself Travel
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
The Power of a Man is his present means, to obtain some future apparent Good.
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Future Good Man Philosophy Power

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