Science is the knowledge of consequences... by Thomas Hobbes | We Heart Quotes

Fact philosopher Science Materialism Political theorist

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

- Thomas Hobbes

Other quotes by Thomas Hobbes

Power Men Time Man

During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that conditions called war; and such a war, as if of every man, against every man.

- Thomas Hobbes

Hell is truth seen too late.

- Thomas Hobbes

Heresy Opinion

They that approve a private opinion, call it opinion; but they that dislike it, heresy; and yet heresy signifies no more than private opinion.

- Thomas Hobbes

For such is the nature of man, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; Yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves: For they see their own wit at hand, and other mens at a distance.

- Thomas Hobbes

Death Nothing

The disembodied spirit is immortal; there is nothing of it that can grow old or die. But the embodied spirit sees death on the horizon as soon as its day dawns.

- Thomas Hobbes

Mother

Leisure is the Mother of Philosophy.

- Thomas Hobbes

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