Goodness Quote by Thomas Hobbes Download Open image “The power of a man is his present means to obtain some future apparent good.” — Thomas Hobbes ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Goodness Inspirational Mean Men Power
The power of a man increases steadily by continuance in one direction. He becomes acquainted with the resistances and with his own tools; increases… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The power, which resides in man, is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Every man's powers have relation to some kind of work; and whenever he finds that kind of work which he can do best--that to… — J. G. Holland Copy Share Image
The qualities that get a man into power are not those that lead him, once established, to use power wisely. — Lyman Bryson Copy Share Image
Whenever man attempts to do what he knows to be the Master's will, a power will be given him equal to the duty. — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
Power to do good is the true and lawful act of aspiring; for good thoughts (though God accept them), yet towards men are little… — John Locke Copy Share Image
It is not eminent talent that is required to ensure success in any pursuit, so much as purpose-not merely the power to achieve, but… — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself in man. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, however, power is sweet, and the man who in the beginning seeks power merely in order to have scope for his benevolence is… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Do not that to another, which thou wouldst not have done to thyself. — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
For it is with the mysteries of our religion, as with wholesome pills for the sick, which swallowed whole, have the virtue to cure;… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
Intemperance is naturally punished with diseases; rashness, with mischance; injustice; with violence of enemies; pride, with ruin; cowardice, with oppression; and rebellion, with slaughter. — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
A man's conscience and his judgment is the same thing; and as the judgment, so also the conscience, may be erroneous. — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
He that is to govern a whole Nation , must read in himself, not this, or that particular man; but Mankind; which though it… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
If men are naturally in a state of war, why do they always carry arms and why do they have keys to lock their… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
Let a man (as most men do) rate themselves as the highest Value they can; yet their true Value is no more than it… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
A free man is he that, in those things which by his strength and wit he is able to do, is not hindered to… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
“Covenants, without the sword, are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all.” — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion. — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
Because silver and gold have their value from the matter itself, they have first this privilege, that the value of them cannot be altered… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is good and to grieve at the opposite. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
The writings of latter-day prophets clearly teach that the sorrows and sufferings endured by Adam and Eve upon their leaving the Garden of Eden… — Daniel K Judd Copy Share Image
For the glory born of Goodness Never dies, And its flag is not half-masted In the skies. — Bret Harte Copy Share Image
One may not doubt that, somehow Good Shall come of Water and of Mud; And sure, the reverent eye must see A purpose in… — Rupert Brooke Copy Share Image
I've never had any desire to be good. I don't like goodness particularly. — Hanif Kureishi Copy Share Image
the path of goodness had a name it is called Love in it we find the key to every hope and has it's root… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The family remains the basic unit of society and the first school in which children learn the human, spiritual and moral values which enable… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
The living can't quit living because the world has turned terrible and people they love and need are killed. They can't because they don't.… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
The future teachers I try to recruit are those show have refused to let themselves be neutered in this way, either in their private… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
