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And if this be madness in the multitude, it is the same in every particular man.

Thomas Hobbes

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 Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience Deep One Liner
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
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
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.
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Argument Consent One Liner Philosophy Silence
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
Hell is truth seen too late.
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Hell Late One Liner Truth
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
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
The first and fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it.
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Law Nature Peace Philosophy Seek
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Fun Leisure Mother One Liner Philosophy
Fear of things invisible is the natural seed of that which every one in himself calleth religion.
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Fear Himself Natural Religious
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
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
The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
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Man Philosophy War
Men are moved by appetites and aversions.
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Man Move Philosophy

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