“The Power of a Man is his present means, to obtain some future apparent Good.”

The light of humane minds is perspicuous words, but by exact definitions first snuffed, and purged from ambiguity, reason is the pace.

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

As a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in this body.

Fear of things invisible is the natural seed of that which every one in himself calleth religion.

Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.

Power simply is no more, but the excess of the power of one above that of another.

For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.

A great leap in the dark.

For such is the nature of man, 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.

For to accuse requires less eloquence, such is man’s nature, than to excuse; and condemnation, than absolution, more resembles justice.

Philosophy excludes the doctrine of angels, and all such things as are thought to be neither bodies nor properties of bodies.

Covenants, without the sword, are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all.

It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.

Hell is truth seen too late.

All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.

I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power, that ceases only in death.

The major key to your better future is you.

You have the power to steer our country to a brighter future.

If you don’t think of the future, you won’t have one.

Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses his past and is dead for the future.

Our future is in our hands. Our lives are what we choose to make them.

Identify the dominant philosophy of a society and you can predict its future.

I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future.

Children and young people are the future; they are our strength; they are what keep us moving forward. They are the ones in whom we put our hope.