The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath, to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.
Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them; but they are the money of fools.
The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.
No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
The source of every crime, is some defect of the understanding; or some error in reasoning; or some sudden force of the passions.
每一个犯罪的根源,都是理解上的某种缺陷;或推理中的某种错误;或激情的某种突然力量。
The passion to be reckoned upon is fear.
可以依赖的激情是恐惧。
The value or worth of a man is, as of all other things, his price; that is to say, so much as would be given for the use of his power.
一个人的价值或价值,就像所有其他事物一样,是他的价格;也就是说,为了使用他的力量而愿意付出的代价。
The power of a man, to take it universally, is his present means, to obtain some future apparent good.
普遍来说,一个人的力量是他目前的手段,用来获得某些未来的明显好处。
Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them; but they are the money of fools.
言语是智者的筹码,他们只是用它们来计算;但它们是愚人的金钱。
The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath, to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.
自然权利...是每个人按照自己的意愿,为了保全自己的本性,即自己的生命,而使用自己的力量的自由。
In the state of nature, profit is the measure of right.
在自然状态下,利益是权利的尺度。