Thomas Hobbes Quotes About Praise
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The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.
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Competition of praise inclineth to a reverence of antiquity. For men contend with the living, not with the dead.
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Desire of praise disposeth to laudable actions.
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In sum, all actions and habits are to be esteemed good or evil by their causes and usefulness in reference to the commonwealth, and not by their mediocrity, nor by their being commended. For several men praise several customs, and, contrarily, what one calls vice, another calls virtue, as their present affections lead them.
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