A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him. Thomas Hobbes More Quotes by Thomas Hobbes More Quotes From Thomas Hobbes Understanding is by the flame of the passions never enlightened, but dazzled. Thomas Hobbes flamespassionunderstanding A Covenant not to defend my selfe from force, by force, is always voyd. Thomas Hobbes covenantforce To understand this for sense it is not required that a man should be a geometrician or a logician, but that he should be mad. Thomas Hobbes madmathmen There is more in Mersenne than in all the universities together. Thomas Hobbes universitytogethermath 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 train-of-thoughtnextmen From what cause the rite of baptism first proceeded is not expressed formally in the scripture, but it may be probably thought to be an imitation of the law of Moses concerning leprosy, wherein the leprous man was commanded to be kept out of the camp of Israel for a certain time, after which time being judged by the priest to be clean, he was admitted into the camp after a solemn washing. And this may therefore be a type of the washing in baptism, wherein such men as are cleansed of the leprosy of Sin by Faith, are received into the church with the solemnity of baptism. Thomas Hobbes israellawmen No arts, no letters - no society. Thomas Hobbes lettersart The Papacy is not other than the Ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof. Thomas Hobbes leviathanempiressitting The most part of men, though they have the use of reasoning a little way, as in numbering to some degree; yet it serves them to little use in common life; in which they govern themselves, some better, some worse, according to their differences of experience, quickness of memory, and inclinations to several ends; but specially according to good or evil fortune, and the errors of one another. Thomas Hobbes errorsmenmemories For naturall Bloud is in like manner made of the fruits of the Earth; and circulating, nourisheth by the way, every Member of the Body of Man. Thomas Hobbes bodyearthmen For all uniting of strength by private men, is, if for evil intent, unjust; if for intent unknown, dangerous to the Publique, and unjustly concealed. Thomas Hobbes unitingevilmen It's my turn, to take a leap into the darkness! Thomas Hobbes leaplast-wordsdarkness When a man tells me God hath spoken in a dream, I know he dreamt that God spoke to him. Thomas Hobbes spokesdreammen Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues. Thomas Hobbes hypewartwo He that has most experience [is] so much more prudent than he that is new, as not to be equalled by any advantage of natural and extemporary wit- though many young men think the contrary. Thomas Hobbes prudentmenthinking A great leap in the dark Thomas Hobbes leaplast-wordsdark To say God spake or appeared as he is in his own nature, is to deny his Infiniteness, Invisibility, Incomprehensibility. Thomas Hobbes invisibilitydenygod But his Lordship [tells]us that God is wholly here, and wholly there, and wholly every where; because he has no parts. I cannot comprehend nor conceive this. For methinks it implies also that the whole world is also in the whole God, and in every part of God. Norcan I find anything of this in the Scripture. If I could find it there, I could believe it; and if I could find it in the public doctrine of the Church, I could easily abstain from contradicting it. Thomas Hobbes godbiblebelieve For WAR, consisteth not in Battle only, or the act of fighting; but in a tract of time, wherein the Will to content by Battle is sufficiently known.... So the nature of War, consisteth not in actual fighting; but in the known disposition thereto, during all the time there is no assurance to the contrary. All other time is PEACE. Thomas Hobbes battlefightingwar And I profess still, that whatsoever the church of England (the church, I say, not every doctor) shall forbid me to say in matterof faith, I shall abstain from saying it, excepting this point, that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died for my sins. As for other doctrines, I think it unlawful, if the church define them, for any member of the church to contradict them. Thomas Hobbes sonjesusthinking
