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The power of a man is his present means to obtain some future apparent good.

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Thomas Hobbes
Age: 91 †
Born: 1588
Born: April 5
Died: 1679
Died: December 4
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Whatsoever is the object of any man's Appetite or Desire that is it which he for his part calleth Good: and the object of his Hate and Aversion, evil.
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The oath adds nothing to the obligation. For a covenant, if lawful, binds in the sight of God, without the oath, as much as with it if unlawful, bindeth not at all, though it be confirmed with an oath.
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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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It's not the pace of life I mind. It's the sudden stop at the end.
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The end of knowledge is power ... the scope of all speculation is the performing of some action or thing to be done.
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There is no such thing as perpetual tranquility of mind while we live here.
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So easy are men to be drawn to believe any thing, from such men as have gotten credit with them and can with gentleness and dexterity take hold of their fear and ignorance.
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No Discourse whatsoever, can End in absolute Knowledge of Fact.
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The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.
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Moral philosophy is nothing else but the science of what is good, and evil, in the conversation, and society of mankind. Good, and evil, are names that signify our appetites, and aversions which in different tempers, customs, and doctrines of men, are different.
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Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.
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If any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies.
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Prudence is but experience, which equal time equally bestows on all men in those things they equally apply themselves unto.
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