A Quote by Thomas Hobbes

Men looke not at the greatnesse of the evill past, but the greatnesse of the good to follow.

Thomas Hobbes

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Follow Good Men Past

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Thomas Hobbes
English - Philosopher
April 5, 1588 - December 4, 1679

Hast thou attempted greatnesse? Then go on; Back-turning slackens resolution.

Robert Herrick

He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.

George Herbert

Good land, evill way.

George Herbert

Beare with evill, and expect good.

George Herbert

Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.

George Herbert

The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to their house. [The more women look in their glass, the less they look to their house.]

George Herbert

I usually start with a big question, such as whether people today are happier than in the past, or why men have dominated women in most human societies. And then I follow the question instead of trying to follow my own answer, even if it means I can't formulate any clear theory.

Arianna Huffington

Better good afarre off, then evill at hand. [Better good afar than evil at hand.]

George Herbert

In the past, Being able to follow what you're naturally "should" be good at was limited to a very few people in a country like the United States, It was white men who basically had the privileges - or, you name whatever country it is, there's some group of elites who, through various processes of democratization and things like the internet and the information that's available. It's exploding!

Robert Greene

That's the good part of having my past follow me, is that sometimes some of that stuff can help.

Tommy Lee

A cat may looke on a King.

John Heywood

A pittifull looke askes enough.

George Herbert

A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.

George Herbert

I know some say, let us have good laws, and no matter for the men that execute them: but let them consider, that though good laws do well, good men do better: for good laws may want good men, and be abolished or evaded [invaded in Franklin's print] by ill men; but good men will never want good laws, nor suffer ill ones.