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Thomas Hobbes Quotes

The characters of man’s heart, blotted and confounded as they are with dissembling, lying, counterfeiting, and erroneous doctrines, are legible only to him that searcheth hearts Picture Quote #1

Because waking I often observe the absurdity of dreams, but never dream of the absurdities of my waking thoughts, I am well satisfied that being awake, I know I dream not; though when I dream, I think myself awake Picture Quote #1

Men looke not at the greatnesse of the evill past, but the greatnesse of the good to follow Picture Quote #1

And where men build on false grounds, the more they build, the greater is the ruine Picture Quote #1

From whence it follows, that were the publique and private interest are most closely united, there is the publique most advanced Picture Quote #1

No man is bound by the words themselves, either to kill himselfe, or any other man Picture Quote #1

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It is fairer to tax people on what they extract from the economy, as roughly measured by their consumption, than to tax them on what they produce for the economy, as roughly measured by their income Picture Quote #1

Immortality is a belief grounded upon other men’s sayings, that they knew it supernaturally; or that they knew those who knew them that knew others that knew it supernaturally Picture Quote #1

The original of all great and lasting societies consisted not in the mutual good will men had toward each other, but in the mutual fear they had of each other Picture Quote #1

Wisdom, properly so called, is nothing else but this: the perfect knowledge of the truth in all matters whatsoever Picture Quote #1

There be as many persons of a king, as there be petty constables in his kingdom. And so there are, or else he cannot be obeyed. But I never said that a king, and every one of his persons, are the same substance Picture Quote #1

Felicity is a continual progress of the desire from one object to another, the attaining of the former being still but the way to the latter Picture Quote #1

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It is not easy to fall into any absurdity, unless it be by the length of an account; wherein he may perhaps forget what went before. For all men by nature reason alike, and well, when they have good principles Picture Quote #1

... it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire Picture Quote #1

Fear of things invisible is the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion Picture Quote #1

All men, among themselves, are by nature equal. The inequality we now discern hath its spring from the civil law Picture Quote #1

There are very few so foolish that they had not rather govern themselves than be governed by others Picture Quote #1

A free man is he that, in those things which by his strength and wit he is able to do, is not hindered to do what he has a will to Picture Quote #1

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The end of knowledge is power... the scope of all speculation is the performing of some action or thing to be done Picture Quote #1

For after the subject is removed or the eye shut, we still retain an image of the things seen, though more obscure than when we see it... Imagination, therefore, is nothing more than decaying sense Picture Quote #1

Corporations are may lesser commonwealths in the bowels of a greater, like worms in the entrails of a natural man Picture Quote #1

If men are naturally in a state of war, why do they always carry arms and why do they have keys to lock their doors? Picture Quote #1

For as to the strength of body, the weakest has strength enough to kill the strongest, either by secret machination or by confederacy with others that are in the same danger with himself Picture Quote #1

If I had read as much as other men I would have known no more than they Picture Quote #1

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If any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies Picture Quote #1

The errors of definitions multiply themselves according as the reckoning proceeds; and lead men into absurdities, which at last they see but cannot avoid, without reckoning anew from the beginning Picture Quote #1

A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press Picture Quote #1

By consequence, or train of thoughts, I understand that succession of one thought to another which is called, to distinguish it from discourse in words, mental discourse. When a man thinketh on anything whatsoever, his next thought after is not altogether so casual as it seems to be. Not every thought to every thought succeeds indifferently Picture Quote #1

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The characters of man’s heart, blotted and confounded as they are with dissembling, lying, counterfeiting, and erroneous doctrines, are legible only to him that searcheth hearts (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) Because waking I often observe the absurdity of dreams, but never dream of the absurdities of my waking thoughts, I am well satisfied that being awake, I know I dream not; though when I dream, I think myself awake (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) Men looke not at the greatnesse of the evill past, but the greatnesse of the good to follow (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) And where men build on false grounds, the more they build, the greater is the ruine (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) From whence it follows, that were the publique and private interest are most closely united, there is the publique most advanced (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) No man is bound by the words themselves, either to kill himselfe, or any other man (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) It is fairer to tax people on what they extract from the economy, as roughly measured by their consumption, than to tax them on what they produce for the economy, as roughly measured by their income (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) Immortality is a belief grounded upon other men’s sayings, that they knew it supernaturally; or that they knew those who knew them that knew others that knew it supernaturally (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) The original of all great and lasting societies consisted not in the mutual good will men had toward each other, but in the mutual fear they had of each other (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) Wisdom, properly so called, is nothing else but this: the perfect knowledge of the truth in all matters whatsoever (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) There be as many persons of a king, as there be petty constables in his kingdom. And so there are, or else he cannot be obeyed. But I never said that a king, and every one of his persons, are the same substance (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) Felicity is a continual progress of the desire from one object to another, the attaining of the former being still but the way to the latter (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) It is not easy to fall into any absurdity, unless it be by the length of an account; wherein he may perhaps forget what went before. For all men by nature reason alike, and well, when they have good principles (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) ... it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) Fear of things invisible is the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) All men, among themselves, are by nature equal. The inequality we now discern hath its spring from the civil law (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) There are very few so foolish that they had not rather govern themselves than be governed by others (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) A free man is he that, in those things which by his strength and wit he is able to do, is not hindered to do what he has a will to (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) The end of knowledge is power... the scope of all speculation is the performing of some action or thing to be done (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) For after the subject is removed or the eye shut, we still retain an image of the things seen, though more obscure than when we see it... Imagination, therefore, is nothing more than decaying sense (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) Corporations are may lesser commonwealths in the bowels of a greater, like worms in the entrails of a natural man (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) If men are naturally in a state of war, why do they always carry arms and why do they have keys to lock their doors? (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) For as to the strength of body, the weakest has strength enough to kill the strongest, either by secret machination or by confederacy with others that are in the same danger with himself (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) If I had read as much as other men I would have known no more than they (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) If any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) The errors of definitions multiply themselves according as the reckoning proceeds; and lead men into absurdities, which at last they see but cannot avoid, without reckoning anew from the beginning (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press (Thomas Hobbes Quotes) By consequence, or train of thoughts, I understand that succession of one thought to another which is called, to distinguish it from discourse in words, mental discourse. When a man thinketh on anything whatsoever, his next thought after is not altogether so casual as it seems to be. Not every thought to every thought succeeds indifferently (Thomas Hobbes Quotes)

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