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Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another.

~Thomas Hobbes

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Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly.

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Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.

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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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Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion.

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Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.

~Thomas Hobbes

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Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called laughter.

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The Papacy is not other than the Ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof.

~Thomas Hobbes

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Philosopher

Born: April 5th, 1588

Died: December 4th, 1679

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