Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind, or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition.
THOMAS HOBBESFear of power invisible, feigned by the mind, or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition.
THOMAS HOBBESAs a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in this body.
THOMAS HOBBESThat Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
THOMAS HOBBESWhere shall I turn, what shall I do?’ are the voices of people grieving. Idleness is torture. In all times and places, nature abhors a vacuum.
THOMAS HOBBESLook not at the greatness of the evil past, but the greatness of the good to follow.
THOMAS HOBBESIt is many times with a fraudulent Design that men stick their corrupt Doctrine with the Cloves of other mens Wit.
THOMAS HOBBESEvery time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
THOMAS HOBBESFor prudence is but experience, which equal time equally bestows on all men in those things they equally apply themselves unto.
THOMAS HOBBESForce and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
THOMAS HOBBESLife itself is but Motion, and can never be without Desire, nor without Feare, no more than without Sense.
THOMAS HOBBESKnowledge is power.
THOMAS HOBBESEvery part of the universe is ‘body’ and that which is not ‘body’ is no part of the universe, and because the universe is all, that which is no part of it is nothing, and consequently nowhere.
THOMAS HOBBESIf I read as many books as most men do, I would be as dull-witted as they are.
THOMAS HOBBESFor 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.
THOMAS HOBBESit is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
THOMAS HOBBESWar consisteth not in battle only, or the act of fighting but in a tract of time,wherein the will to contend by battle is sufficiently known.
THOMAS HOBBES