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Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.

Thomas Hobbes

A man’s conscience and his judgment are the same thing, and, as the judgment, so also the conscience may be erroneous”
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Conscience Judge Man Philosophy Thing
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
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
whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
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
The first and fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it.
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Law Nature Peace Philosophy Seek
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.
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Argument Consent One Liner Philosophy Silence
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
That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Man Read
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
Knowledge is power.
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Knowledge One Liner Power
For such is the nature of man, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; Yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.
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Believe Hard Man Nature Wise
Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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Human Philosophy Reason
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
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Force Fraud Virtue War
I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power, that ceases only in death.
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Death Desire Man Philosophy Power

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