“Against other things it is possible to obtain security, But when it comes to death we human beings all live in an unwalled city.”
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“And because the condition of Man . . . is a condition of Warre of every one against every one; in which case every one is governed by his own Reason; and there is nothing he can make use of, that may not be a help unto him, in preserving his life against his enemyes; It followeth, that in such a condition, every man has a Right to every thing; even to one anothers body.”
― Leviathan
― Leviathan
“When love's well-timed 'tis not a fault to love;
The strong, the brave, the virtuous, and the wise,
Sink in the soft captivity together.”
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The strong, the brave, the virtuous, and the wise,
Sink in the soft captivity together.”
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“Life itself is but Motion, and can never be without Desire, nor without Feare, no more than without Sense.”
― Leviathan
― Leviathan
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