black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind, or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition.

Thomas Hobbes

Nor can a man any more live, whose Desires are at an end, than he, whose Senses and Imaginations are at a stand.
THOMAS HOBBES

Desire End Imagination Live Man Philosophy
True’ and ‘false’ are attributes of speech, not of things. And where speech is not, there is neither ‘truth’ nor ‘falsehood.
THOMAS HOBBES

False Philosophy Truth
The Power of a Man is his present means, to obtain some future apparent Good.
THOMAS HOBBES

Future Good Man Philosophy Power
Eloquence, with flattery, disposeth men to confide in them that have it; because the former is seeming wisdom, the latter seeming kindness.
THOMAS HOBBES

Kind Man Philosophy Wisdom
Desire, to know why, and how, curiosity; such as is in no living creature but man
THOMAS HOBBES

Curious Desire Live Man
The Value, or Worth of a man, is as of all other things, his Price; that is to say, so much as would be given for the use of his Power.
THOMAS HOBBES

Man Power Price Value Worth
The first and fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it.
THOMAS HOBBES

Law Nature Peace Philosophy Seek
For prudence is but experience, which equal time equally bestows on all men in those things they equally apply themselves unto.
THOMAS HOBBES

Experience Man Philosophy Prudent Time
The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
THOMAS HOBBES

Man Philosophy War
Covenants, without the sword, are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all.
THOMAS HOBBES

Man Philosophy Secure Strength Word
As a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in this body.
THOMAS HOBBES

Animal Body Philosophy Spirit
A man’s conscience and his judgment are the same thing, and, as the judgment, so also the conscience may be erroneous”
THOMAS HOBBES

Conscience Judge Man Philosophy Thing
I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power, that ceases only in death.
THOMAS HOBBES

Death Desire Man Philosophy Power
Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind, or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition.
THOMAS HOBBES

Allow Fear Imagination Mind Philosophy Power Public
The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame or blame.
THOMAS HOBBES

Blame Clean Man Religious Secret Shame Thought
What is the heart but a spring, and the nerves but so many strings, and the joints but so many wheels, giving motion to the whole body?
THOMAS HOBBES

Deep Heart Philosophy Season

Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind, or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind, or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Thomas Hobbes Quotes