Unnecessary laws are not good laws, but traps for money. Thomas Hobbes More Quotes by Thomas Hobbes More Quotes From Thomas Hobbes Let a man (as most men do) rate themselves as the highest Value they can; yet their true Value is no more than it is esteemed by others. Thomas Hobbes true-valueratemen True and False are attributes of speech, not of things. And where speech is not, there is neither Truth nor Falsehood. Thomas Hobbes true-and-falsespeechtruth 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 bodyenoughsecret Baptism is the sacrament of allegiance of them that are to be received into the Kingdom of God, that is to say, into Eternal life, that is to say, to Remission of Sin. For as Eternal life was lost by the committing, so it is recovered by the remitting of men's sins. Thomas Hobbes baptismkingdomsmen Such truth, as opposeth no man's profit, nor pleasure, is to all men welcome. Thomas Hobbes welcomephilosophicalmen Man is distinguished not only by his reason, but also by this singular passion, from all other animals. Thomas Hobbes passionanimalmen From whence it follows, that were the publique and private interest are most closely united, there is the publique most advanced. Thomas Hobbes unitedinterest As in the presence of the Master, the Servants are equall, and without any honour at all; So are the Subjects, in the presence of the Soveraign. And though they shine some more, some lesse, when they are out of his sight; yet in his presence, they shine no more than the Starres in presence of the Sun. Thomas Hobbes shiningsightsun The most noble and profitable invention of all other, was that of SPEECH, consisting of Names or Appellations, and their Connexion; whereby men register their Thoughts; recall them when they are past; and also declare them one to another for mutuall utility and conversation; without which, there had been amongst men, neither Commonwealth, nor Society, nor Contract, nor Peace, no more than amongst Lyons, Bears, and Wolves. Thomas Hobbes mensciencepast Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called laughter. Thomas Hobbes philosophicallaughterhappiness There is no such thing as perpetual tranquillity of mind while we live here; because life itself is but motion, and can never be without desire, nor without fear, no more than without sense. Thomas Hobbes fearminddesire Love is a person's idea about his/her needs in other person what you are attracted to. Thomas Hobbes love-isideasneeds For it is with the mysteries of our religion, as with wholesome pills for the sick, which swallowed whole, have the virtue to cure; but chewed, are for the most part cast up again without effect. Thomas Hobbes pillssickreligion Men are not therefore put to death, or punished for that their theft proceedeth from election; but because it was noxious and contrary to men's preservation, and the punishment conducing to the preservation of the rest, inasmuch as to punish those that do voluntary hurt, and none else, frameth and maketh men's wills such as men would have them. Thomas Hobbes electionhurtmen So easy are men to be drawn to believe any thing, from such men as have gotten credit with them; and can with gentleness and dexterity take hold of their fear and ignorance. Thomas Hobbes ignorancemenbelieve This is that law of the Gospel; whatsoever you require that others should do to you, that do ye to them. Thomas Hobbes shouldlaw I put for the general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death. Thomas Hobbes authority-and-powerleviathandesire Another doctrine repugnant to Civill Society, is that whatsoever a man does against his Conscience, is Sinne ; and it dependeth on the presumption of making himself judge of Good and Evill. For a man's Conscience and his Judgement are the same thing, and as the Judgement, so also the Conscience may be erroneous. Thomas Hobbes leviathanjudgingmen Moral philosophy is nothing else but the science of what is good, and evil, in the conversation, and society of mankind. Good, and evil, are names that signify our appetites, and aversions; which in different tempers, customs, and doctrines of men, are different. Thomas Hobbes namesmenphilosophy Ambition, and Covetousnesse are Passions that are perpetually incumbent, and pressing. Thomas Hobbes passionpoliticalambition
