It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.

Quote by Thomas Hobbes

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Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation.

Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation.

The Papacy is not other than the Ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned...

The Papacy is not other than the Ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned...

Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eminency...

Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eminency...

Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.

Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.

Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth...

Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth...

War consisteth not in battle only, or the act of fighting; but in a tract...

War consisteth not in battle only, or the act of fighting; but in a tract...

I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.

I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.

In the state of nature profit is the measure of right.

In the state of nature profit is the measure of right.

A man cannot lay down the right of resisting them that assault him by force,...

A man cannot lay down the right of resisting them that assault him by force,...

The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject, but man only.

The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject, but man only.

Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them: But they are the...

Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them: But they are the...

No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and...

No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and...

Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called laughter.

Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called laughter.

Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another.

Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another.

The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from...

The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from...

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

Prudence is but experience, which equal time, equally bestows on all men, in those things...

Prudence is but experience, which equal time, equally bestows on all men, in those things...

Words are the money of fools. Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon...

Words are the money of fools. Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon...

During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe,...

During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe,...

The flesh endures the storms of the present alone; the mind, those of the past...

The flesh endures the storms of the present alone; the mind, those of the past...