The disembodied spirit is immortal; there is nothing of it that can grow old or die. But the embodied spirit sees death on the horizon as soon as its day dawns.

Quote by Thomas Hobbes

Topics: Death And Dying Quotes, Spirit Quotes

A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise...

A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise...

The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave,...

The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave,...

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...

There is no such thing as perpetual tranquillity of mind while we live here; because...

There is no such thing as perpetual tranquillity of mind while we live here; because...

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

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

As a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in...

As a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in...

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...

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...

The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.

The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.

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,...

He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome;...

He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome;...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

Comedy is very controlling - you are making people laugh. It is there in the...

Comedy is very controlling - you are making people laugh. It is there in the...

Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when...

Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when...