Thomas Hobbes
curiosity lust mind
“Curiosity is the lust of the mind.”
― Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
knowledge power
“Scientia potentia est.
Knowledge is power.”
― Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
hell truth late
“Hell is truth seen too late.”
― Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
life nasty brutish short
“Life is nasty, brutish, and short”
― Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
leisure mother philosophy
“Leisure is the mother of Philosophy”
― Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
words counter wise money fool men
“Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools. ”
― Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
war preserve life peace destroy
“For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.”
― Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
source crime defect understand reason passion
“The source of every crime, is some defect of the understanding; or some error in reasoning; or some sudden force of the passions.”
― Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
god earth accomplish things behind die
“God put me on this Earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die".”
― Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)