Sudden glory is the passion which makes those grimaces called laughter. – Thomas Hobbes
War consisteth not in battle only, or the act of fighting but in a tract of time, wherein the will to contend by battle is sufficiently known. – Thomas Hobbes
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. – Thomas Hobbes
He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome; for he is still an enemy. – Thomas Hobbes