"Covenants without swords are but words." — Thomas Hobbes
"Covenants without swords are but words."
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Thomas Hobbes
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112 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes
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Isn't your pants' zipper supposed to be in the front?
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All men, among themselves, are by nature equal. The inequality we now discern hath its spring from the civil law.
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What reason is there that he which laboreth much, and, sparing the fruits of his labor, consumeth little, should be…
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There are very few so foolish that they had not rather govern themselves than be governed by others.
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Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.
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A man's conscience and his judgment is the same thing; and as the judgment, so also the conscience, may be…
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The world is governed by opinion.
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It's my turn, to take a leap into the darkness!
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Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
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A free man is he that, in those things which by his strength and wit he is able to do,…
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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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By this we may understand, there be two sorts of knowledge, whereof the one is nothing else but sense, or…
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The Book of Mormon is the 'keystone' of our religion, and the Doctrine and Covenants is the 'capstone,' with continuing…
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To every people the land is given on condition. Perceived or not, there is a Covenant, beyond the constitution, beyond…
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Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows.
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From time to time, ask yourself these questions: "Am I ready to meet my Maker?" "Am I worthy of all…
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The temple is a sacred edifice, a holy place, where essential saving ceremonies and ordinances are performed to prepare us…
— Robert D. Hales
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Baptism into this Church is a serious thing. It represents a covenant made with our Heavenly Father. It is much…
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We need strong Christians who can persevere against hardship, who can sustain hope through tragedy, who can lift others by…
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If so be that freewill were our tutor, and we had our heaven in our own keeping, then we would…
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Danger lurks when we divide ourselves with expressions such as "my private life," "my professional life," or even "my best…
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Keeping covenants protects us, prepares us, & empowers us.
— Rosemary M. Wixom
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United with the angels and saints of the heavenly Church, let us adore the most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist.…
— Pope John Paul II
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Feelings of bitterness and dissatisfaction feed upon themselves and give place to thoughts and acts of unkindness, criticism, and eventually…
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