"But Aversion wee have for things, not only which we know have hurt us; but also that we do not know whether they will hurt us, or not."
React to this quote
More by Thomas Hobbes
See allResonant Thoughts
"In Cambodia, the Cambodian people, communists and patriots, have risen against the barbarous government of Pol Pot, which was nothing but a group of provocateurs in the service of the imperialist bour…"
"I am deeply shocked to learn of the physical assault on you; Thank god you have not been injured. Such are the hazards of waging peace."
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"I care nothing for creeds. I am not concerned with any one's religious belief. But I would have men think f…"
— Henry George"By one hour's intimate access to the throne of grace, where the Lord causes his glory to pass before the so…"
— John Newton"As for life within a Legislature,— who can tell how warped and bent and twisted, and accommodated to the ex…"
— Leonard H. Courtney"A guy once told me, I didn't know you went to South America. I said, I've never been to South America. But …"
— Donald O'Brien (actor)"Such obscenities as the forthcoming trial of the Tennessee evolutionist, if they serve no other purpose, at…"
— H. L. Mencken"Joe's swing was purely natural, he was the perfect hitter. He batted against spitballs, shineballs, emeryba…"
— Ty Cobb
Related Thinkers
Related Topics
Deep Dives
- Friedrich Nietzsche on knowledge
- Baruch Spinoza on knowledge
- Thomas Carlyle on knowledge
- Aristotle on knowledge
- Immanuel Kant on knowledge
- Ludwig Wittgenstein on knowledge
- Michel de Montaigne on knowledge
- Epictetus on knowledge
- Friedrich Nietzsche on life
- Friedrich Nietzsche on truth
- justice & Beauty
- justice & Change