 From this equality of ability, ariseth equality of hope in the attaining of our ends. And therefore if any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies; and in the way to their end, which is principally...  An Anthology of English Prose: (1332 to 1740) - Page 112by Annie Barnett, Lucy Dale - 1912 - 247 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Hobbes - 1839 - 766 pages
...contented with his share. From this equality of ability, ariseth equality of From hope in the attaining of our ends. And therefore if any two men desire the...become enemies ; and in the way to their end, which is prin- V cipally their own conservation, and sometimes their delectation only, endeavour to destroy,... | |
 | 1848 - 614 pages
...nature and right, united with the appetites of men, contention is a necessary consequence. For— " If any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless...they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies; and in their way to their end * * * endeavor to destroy or subdue one another." — Leviathan, Pt. I., ch.... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1848 - 610 pages
...nature and right, united with the appetites of men, contention is a necessary consequence. For — " If any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless...they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies; and in their way to their end • • • endeavor to destroy or subdue one another." — Leviatha», Pt.... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1847 - 586 pages
...nature and right, united with the appetites of men, contention is a necessary consequence. For — ' If any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless...they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies; and in their way to their end * * * endeavour to destroy or subdue one another.' — Leviathtin, Ft. L ch.... | |
 | Thomas Fowler, J. M. Wilson - 1886 - 186 pages
...apply themselves unto 1.' ' From this equality of ability, ariseth equality of hope in the attaining of our ends. And therefore if any two men desire the...only, endeavour to destroy, or subdue one another.' The state of nature is, consequently, a constant state of war, 'and such a war as is of every man against... | |
 | Thomas Fowler, John Matthias Wilson - 1886 - 184 pages
...apply themselves unto V ' From this equality of ability, ariseth equality of hope in the attaining of our ends. And therefore if any two men desire the...principally their own conservation, and sometimes 1 Leviathan, ch. 13. The Leviathan is the most complete statement of Hobbes' philosophy as a whole.... | |
 | Ágost Pulszky - 1888 - 498 pages
...those things they equally apply themselves to." From equality proceeds mutual diffidence, because " two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless they cannot both enjoy." From diffidence, again, arises war, the condition of the possibility of mutual hostilities, as "in... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - 1889 - 932 pages
...contented with his share. From this equality of ability, ariseth equality of hope in the attaining of our ends. And therefore if any two men desire the...conservation, and sometimes their delectation only, endeavoilr to destroy or subdue one another. And from hence it comes to pass, that where an invader... | |
 | American Political Science Association. Meeting - 1907 - 272 pages
...pretend as well as he. From this equality of ability arises equality of hope in attaining ends desired. "And therefore if any two men desire the same thing,...nevertheless they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies." There are three principal causes of quarrel among men; first, the desire for gain; second, for safety,... | |
 | 1911 - 564 pages
...well as he. The powers of men are substantially equal, and hence their ambitions tend to be the same. "If any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies" (part I, Chapter XIII). "Nature thus dissociates men, and renders them apt to invade and destroy one... | |
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