Quotes By Thomas Hobbes

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.

Such is the nature of men, 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.

Words are the money of fools.

Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.

A man's conscience and his judgment is the same thing; and as the judgment, so also the conscience, may be erroneous.

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

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