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Biography: Thomas Hobbes is known for his influential work in political philosoph... more Biography: Thomas Hobbes is known for his influential work in political philosophy, particularly his book "Leviathan." Born in 1588 in England, Hobbes developed the social contract theory, arguing that a strong central authority is necessary to prevent the chaos of a state of nature. His ideas laid the groundwork for modern political science. less
"A man's conscience and his judgment is the same thing, and as the judgment, so also the conscience may be erroneous."
Tags: Philosophy, Human nature, Ethics, Self-reflection, Morality
"It is not wisdom but authority that makes a law"
Tags: Wisdom, Power, Justice, Authority, Governance
"During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe they are in that condition which is called war and such a war as is of every man against every man"
Tags: Human nature, Power, Conflict, War, Political philosophy
"The passions that incline men to peace are fear of death desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living and a hope by their industry to obtain them"
Tags: Motivation, Philosophy, Human nature, Hope, Fear
"Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues"
Tags: Morality, Strategy, Conflict, Deception, War
"Hell is truth seen too late"
Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Reflection, Truth, Awareness
"A man cannot lay down the right of resisting them that assault him by force to take away his life"
Tags: Human rights, Resistance, Violence, Self-defense, Self-preservation
"Curiosity is the lust of the mind"
Tags: Philosophy, Learning, Knowledge, Exploration, Curiosity
"No arts no letters no society and which is worst of all continual fear and danger of violent death and the life of man solitary poor nasty brutish and short"
Tags: Philosophy, Life, Humanity, Society, Fear
"In the state of nature, profit is the measure of right"
Tags: Philosophy, Human nature, Ethics, Society, Morality
"Words are the money of fools"
Tags: Wisdom, Communication, Expression, Intelligence, Value
"Knowledge is power"
Tags: Wisdom, Strength, Learning, Knowledge, Education
"Fear of things invisible is the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion"
Tags: Philosophy, Self-awareness, Human nature, Spirituality, Belief
"Covenants without the sword are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all"
Tags: Strength, Power, Authority, Security, Protection
"The right of nature is the liberty each man hath to use his own power as he will himself for the preservation of his own nature that is to say of his own life"
Tags: Philosophy, Human nature, Self-governance, Moral philosophy, Personal freedom
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