"The passions that incline men to…" — Thomas Hobbes

UNVERIFIED

الأهواء التي تميل بالناس نحو السلام هي الخوف من الموت والرغبة في الأشياء الضرورية للعيش المريح والأمل في الحصول عليها من خلال العمل.

Unverified

We haven't checked the source or attribution.

Our editorial team hasn't reviewed this quote yet, so neither its source nor its attribution has been confirmed. Treat it as unverified for now.

Translations

MORE QUOTES BY Thomas Hobbes

“By covenant only, that is to say, by mutual contract, he becomes subject to civil laws.”

Thomas Hobbes

“A man cannot lay down the right of resisting them that assault him by force to take away his life”

“Knowledge is power”

“Covenants without the sword are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all”

FEATURED QUOTES

“The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to ans...”

“Learn from failure. If you are an entrepreneur and your first venture wasn’t a success, ...”

“The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”

“Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.”

“When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.”

“Be where your enemy is not.”

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

“If you see me in a fight with a bear, pray for the bear”

“Difficulties break some men but make others”

“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”