The science which teacheth arts and handicrafts is merely science for the gaining of a living; but the science which teacheth deliverance from worldly existence, is not that the true science?

Quote by Thomas Hobbes

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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,...

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.

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.

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

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...

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.

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.

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.

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

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

Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.

Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.

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;...

All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called Facts. They are the...

All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called Facts. They are the...

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.

When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.

Don't marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper.

Don't marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper.