A great leap in the dark.
THOMAS HOBBES
Power simply is no more, but the excess of the power of one above that of another.
More Thomas Hobbes Quotes
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A great leap in the dark.
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True’ and ‘false’ are attributes of speech, not of things. And where speech is not, there is neither ‘truth’ nor ‘falsehood.
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For 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 consequence, or train of thoughts, I understand that succession of one thought to another which is called, to distinguish it from discourse in words, mental discourse
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The first and fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it.
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It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
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For to accuse requires less eloquence, such is man’s nature, than to excuse; and condemnation, than absolution, more resembles justice.
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Men are moved by appetites and aversions.
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If men are naturally in a state of war, why do they always carry arms and why do they have keys to lock their doors?
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Some men’s desires are without limits.
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Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.
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Hell is truth seen too late.
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Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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A man’s conscience and his judgment are the same thing, and, as the judgment, so also the conscience may be erroneous”
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