The life of man in a state of nature is... by Thomas Hobbes | We Heart Quotes

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The life of man in a state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

- Thomas Hobbes

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Science Fact

Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another.

- Thomas Hobbes

Glory Nothing

Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly.

- Thomas Hobbes

Religion

Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion.

- Thomas Hobbes

I often observe the absurdity of dreams, but never dream of the absurdity of my waking thoughts.

- Thomas Hobbes

Right Man Life

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

- Thomas Hobbes

Competition

The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.

- Thomas Hobbes

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