Tag: Thomas Hobbes

Science is the knowledge of Consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another: by which, out of that we can presently do, we know how to do something else when we will, or the like, another time:

Thomas Hobbes

The source of every Crime, is some defect of the Understanding; or some error in Reasoning; or some sudden force of the Passions.

Thomas Hobbes

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…

And as in other things, so in men, not the seller, but the buyer determines the Price.

Thomas Hobbes

For there is no such thing as perpetual Tranquility of mind, while we live here; because Life it selfe is but Motion, and can never be without Desire, nor without Feare, no more than without Sense.

Thomas Hobbes

The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, prophane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame, or blame…

Thomas Hobbes

So that in the first place, I put for a general inclination of all mankind a perpetual and restless desire of Power after power, that ceaseth only in Death. And the cause of this is not always that a man hopes for a more intensive delight than he has already attained to, or that he cannot be content with a moderate power: but because he cannot assure the power and means to live well, which he hath present, without the acquisition of more.

Thomas Hobbes

“For he that hath strength enough to protect all, wants not sufficiency to oppresse all.”

Thomas Hobbes

In the state of nature, Profit is the measure of Right.

Thomas Hobbes

But this priviledge, is allayed by another; and that is, by the priviledge of Absurdity; to which no living creature is subject, but man only.

Thomas Hobbes

Such is the nature of men, 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 they see their own wit at hand, and other men’s at a distance.

Thomas Hobbes