The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
THOMAS HOBBESFor prudence is but experience, which equal time equally bestows on all men in those things they equally apply themselves unto.
More Thomas Hobbes Quotes
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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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Knowledge is power.
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it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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The understanding is by the flame of the passions never enlightened, but dazzled.
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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.
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Life is nasty, brutish, and short.
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Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Power simply is no more, but the excess of the power of one above that of another.
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All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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If I read as many books as most men do, I would be as dull-witted as they are.
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In the very shadows of doubt a thread of reason (so to speak) begins, by whose guidance we shall escape to the clearest light.
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The light of humane minds is perspicuous words, but by exact definitions first snuffed, and purged from ambiguity, reason is the pace.
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Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.
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God put me on this Earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I’m so far behind that I’ll never die
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