A man's conscience and his judgment is the same thing; and as the judgment, so also the conscience, may be erroneous.
Interpretation
Conscience and judgment are intertwined, and both can be flawed.
In this quote, Thomas Hobbes emphasizes the deep connection between a person's conscience and their judgment, suggesting that they are ultimately the same in function. He warns that both can be misguided or mistaken, leading to erroneous decisions and moral failures; thus, it is crucial to critically evaluate one's own beliefs and judgments to ensure they align with reason and truth.
In practice
In a philosophy class discussing moral relativism.
Baptism is the sacrament of allegiance of them that are to be received into the Kingdom of God, that is to say, into Eternal life, that is to say, to Remission of Sin. For as Eternal life was lost by the committing, so it is recovered by the remitting of men's sins.
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
For it is not the shape, but their use, that makes them angels.
For to accuse requires less eloquence, such is man's nature, than to excuse; and condemnation, than absolution, more resembles justice.
Scientia potentia est, sed parva; quia scientia egregia rara est, nec proinde apparens nisi paucissimis, et in paucis rebus. Scientiae enim ea natura est, ut esse intelligi non possit, nisi ab illis qui sunt scientia praediti.
The end of knowledge is power ... the scope of all speculation is the performing of some action or thing to be done.
It's been months since I last wrote. I've lived in a state of mental slumber, leading the life of someone else. I've felt, very often, a vicarious happiness. I haven't existed. I've been someone else. I've lived without thinking.
To a hungry man, a piece of bread is the face of God.
We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.
The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.
Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who should, I believe, rule the world.
The fact that we can't easily foresee clues that would betray an intelligence a million millennia farther down the road suggests that we're like ants trying to discover humans. Ask yourself: Would ants ever recognize houses, cars, or fire hydrants as the work of advanced biology?
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