Quotes by Hobbes, Thomas

Force, and fraud, are in war the two cardinal virtues. >>

The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as l >>

For it is with the mysteries of our religion, as with wholesome pills >>

Quotations about Books - Classics

Books that have become classics -- books that have had their day and n >>

A classic is a book that doesn't have to be written again. >>

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once >>

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

Hobbes, Thomas