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Quote by Thomas Hobbes
The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last

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. – Thomas Hobbes

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The flesh endures the storms of the present alone the mind, those of the past and future as well as the present. Gluttony is a lust of the mind. – Thomas Hobbes

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Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves. – Thomas Hobbes

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O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! I envy the Rich and the Great for nothing else! – Samuel Richardson

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Id always felt very strongly in the power of vocation. – Daniel Day-Lewis

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Thank you power is writing down the moments that are good in your life so that you can go back and reflect on them – so youve got this sort of repository of good stuff in your past. – Deborah Norville

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Something I learned very early on in my career is that there are a lot of things that you do not have any power over. – Charlize Theron

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