Thomas Hobbes Quotes

The government relying on it would be disappointed, and ruin soon stare them in the face.

For the leaders of this people cause [them] to err; and [they that are] led of them [are] destroyed.

I watched the mighty skyline fall

Could the world fall?

It is vain to trust in wrong; it is like erecting a building upon a frail foundation, and which will directly be sure to topple over.

Everything is still falling apart.

Fear is one thing that can ruin everything. It's the greatest problem.

I have always been interested in the concept of ruin.

Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.

Pride and excess bring disaster for man.

History: the category of human phenomena which tends to catastrophe.

Sometimes ruin comes for lack of judgment.

If success is rare and slow, everybody knows how quick and easy ruin is.

There are going to be screw-ups, mistakes, confusion, and missteps. One hopes they won’t be fatal.

What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of our destruction.

The status quo leads to self-destruction.

A war with Pakistan would be an utter disaster.

When we weren't being transcendent we specialized in self-inflicted disaster.

If we fail to act, we will end up with a different planet.

Disaster is a natural part of my evolution toward tragedy and dissolution.

We are living even now among punishments and ruins.

I hear the ruin of all space, shattered glass and toppled masonry, and time one livid final flame.

Doing something extraordinarily good is very hard to do and you could fail. Extraordinarily bad is easy to do - it's much easier to burn down a building than to build one.

One sound blow will serve to undo us all.

I'm falling into disrepair