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The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.


Thomas Hobbes

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The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
THOMAS HOBBES War is not, in itself, a condition so much as the symptom of a condition - that of international ana...
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ALI SMITH If we wish to substitute for war the settlement of disputes by justice, we must first substitute for...
ALFRED HERMANN FRIED The world system wide reality is the competitive dog-eat-dog war of all against all (à la Hobbes), ...
ANDRé GUNDER FRANK The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Health is relative. There is no such thing as an absolute state of health or sickness. Everyone'...
THEODORE ISAAC RUBIN "The irrationality of a thing is not an argument against its existence, rather a condition of it
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Man's biological weakness is the condition of human culture.
ERICH FROMM Immortality is the condition of a dead man who doesn't believe he is dead.
H. L. MENCKEN A man of guilt acknowledges and changes himself immediately on being hinted slightly about his fault...
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JODI PICOULT I am primarily concerned with the condition of man.
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DAVID BOYKIN The real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.
MANDELL CREIGHTON The real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.
BISHOP CREIGHTON Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE The way I use to develop an aerobic condition is three against three, man to man, in a square 20 met...
JOSE MOURINHO When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
SUN TZU I don't know if I have a favorite color.
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GEORGE SANTAYANA The one real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.
BISHOP MANDELL CREIGHTON The one real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.
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NADJA SAM The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he b...
JOHN PHILPOT CURRAN The lie is a condition of life.
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE I just want silence... nothing less... nothing more.
DEYTH BANGER The heart is deceitful and wicked in everyone; the Holy Spirit changes even the most wretched sinner...
NORM TOMLINSON Woe unto you if you have come to this world just to fear man,for man is nothing but ordinary dust wi...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The power of man;Man does not only have the power to accomplish great & unbelievable things in life,...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part.
HENRY JAMES Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.
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POPE JOHN PAUL II Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry a...
POPE JOHN PAUL II Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore... prove ultimate...
POPE JOHN PAUL II I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly moth...
POPE JOHN PAUL II The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a pro...
POPE JOHN PAUL II From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can ...
POPE JOHN PAUL II Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.
POPE JOHN PAUL II An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.
POPE JOHN PAUL II Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.
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POPE JOHN PAUL II Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, on...
POPE JOHN PAUL II Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an aggressi...
POPE JOHN PAUL II The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not d...
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POPE JOHN PAUL II When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law e...
POPE JOHN PAUL II You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day t...
POPE JOHN PAUL II The future starts today, not tomorrow.
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POPE JOHN PAUL II Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
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POPE JOHN PAUL II Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.
POPE JOHN PAUL II Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, ther...
POPE JOHN PAUL II There are people and nations, Mother, that I would like to say to you by name. I entrust them to you...
POPE JOHN PAUL II I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.
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JONATHAN KATZ Man is born to seek power, yet his actual condition makes him a slave to the power of others.
HANS J. MORGENTHAU Violence against any person, under any condition, is just unacceptable.
ANNEMARIE MATULIS The scars of others should teach us caution.
ST. JEROME They talk like angels but they live like men.
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SAINT AUGUSTINE The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked.
SAINT PATRICK I see that already in this present world I am exalted above measure by the Lord. And I was not worth...
SAINT PATRICK He that offereth sacrifice of the goods of the poor is as one that sacrificeth the son in the presen...
SAINT PATRICK I was freeborn according to the flesh; I am born of a father who was a decurion, but I sold my noble...
SAINT PATRICK I have had the good fortune through my God that I should never abandon his people whom I have acquir...
SAINT PATRICK The Lord discovered to me a sense of my unbelief that, though late, I should remember my transgressi...
SAINT PATRICK Let who will scoff and revile - I will not remain silent; neither will I conceal the signs and wonde...
SAINT PATRICK I only seek in my old age to perfect that which I had not before thoroughly learned in my youth, bec...
SAINT PATRICK I have a Creator who knew all things, even before they were made - even me, his poor little child.
SAINT PATRICK I have vowed to my God to teach the heathen, though I be despised by some.
SAINT PATRICK No one should ever say that it was my ignorance if I did or showed forth anything however small acco...
SAINT PATRICK The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins.
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SAINT PATRICK I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of ...
SAINT PATRICK The Lord is greater than all: I have said enough.
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SAINT IGNATIUS In the light of the Divine Goodness, it seems to me, though others may think differently, that ingra...
SAINT IGNATIUS Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the impe...
SAINT IGNATIUS Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought n...
SAINT IGNATIUS Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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IRWIN THOMAS People refer to me as 'that 'Love Boat' man.'
IRWIN THOMAS I find great beauty in songs with a creative interpretation, but most people generally don't get...
IRWIN THOMAS I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
IRWIN THOMAS Because I'm shy and a bit quiet, I think people assume I'm an elegant person.
IRWIN THOMAS My grandfather was from Aberdare. He was a coal miner who emigrated and then continued mining in Pen...
IRWIN THOMAS When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thi...
IRWIN THOMAS I believe in the players and what I've put together and we'll make it work.
ISAIAH THOMAS Larry Brown thought Steve Francis was a Larry Brown type of player.
ISAIAH THOMAS All of those things had been talked about, suggested, rumored, as a manager and as a member of the K...
ISAIAH THOMAS I'll continue to try to make changes to better improve the team.
ISAIAH THOMAS We decided to go the way of trading and getting younger players.
ISAIAH THOMAS We were going to have to experiment, and we needed to develop our younger players. And a lot of the ...
ISAIAH THOMAS It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into...
ISAIAH THOMAS My thought has always been completion. Maybe you have to rebound better, shoot better, hit free thro...
ISAIAH THOMAS The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run t...
ISAIAH THOMAS It wasn't about the X's and the O's and the strategy; it was more about keeping 12 guys ...
ISAIAH THOMAS Everybody wants to be perfect.
ISAIAH THOMAS You're always at war with the guy on the other bench. You pick up their patterns. That's wha...
ISAIAH THOMAS I love what I'm doing.
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