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

Quote by Thomas Hobbes

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The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power,...

The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power,...

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...

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...

Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.

Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.

Such truth, as opposeth no man's profit, nor pleasure, is to all men welcome.

Such truth, as opposeth no man's profit, nor pleasure, is to all men welcome.

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,...

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 disembodied spirit is immortal; there is nothing of it that can grow old or...

The disembodied spirit is immortal; there is nothing of it that can grow old or...

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...

They that approve a private opinion, call it opinion; but they that dislike it, heresy;...

They that approve a private opinion, call it opinion; but they that dislike it, heresy;...

The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no...

The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no...

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.

Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.

Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.

No man's error becomes his own Law; nor obliges him to persist in it.

No man's error becomes his own Law; nor obliges him to persist in it.

A man's conscience and his judgment is the same thing; and as the judgment, so...

A man's conscience and his judgment is the same thing; and as the judgment, so...

Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.

Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.

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.

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences...

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences...

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

Coping with the demands of everyday life would be exceedingly trying if one could arrive...

Coping with the demands of everyday life would be exceedingly trying if one could arrive...

Science is simply common sense at its best - that is, rigidly accurate in observation,...

Science is simply common sense at its best - that is, rigidly accurate in observation,...