Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, in some older texts Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury, was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy. His 1651 book Leviathan established social contract theory, the foundation of most later Western political philosophy...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth5 April 1588
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The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject, but man only.
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He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome; for he is still an enemy.
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The Scripture was written to shew unto men the kingdom of God; and to prepare their minds to become his obedient subjects; leavingthe world, and the Philosophy thereof, to the disputation of men, for the exercising of their natural Reason.
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I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
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Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called laughter.
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Such truth, as opposeth no man's profit, nor pleasure, is to all men welcome.
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Leisure is the Mother of Philosophy.
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Curiosity is the lust of the mind.
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Desire to know why, and how - curiosity, which is a lust of the mind, that a perseverance of delight in the continued and indefatigable generation of knowledge - exceedeth the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.
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Desire to know why, and how -- curiosity, which is a lust of the mind, that a perseverance of delight in the continued and indefatigable generation of knowledge -- exceedeth the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.
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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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The power of a man, to take it universally, is his present means, to obtain some future apparent good; and is either original or instrumental.
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Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon with them, but they are the money of fools.
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Prudence is but experience, which equal time, equally bestows on all men, in those things they equally apply themselves unto.