“ To Value a man at a high rate, is to Honour him; at a low rate, is to Dishonour him. ”
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (1651). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Hobbes |
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| Source | Leviathan |
| Topic | value honour |
| Date | 1651 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3207/3207-h/3207-h.htm |
Context
“rate themselves as the highest Value they can; yet their true Value is no more than it is esteemed by others.
The manifestation of the Value we set on one another, is that which is commonly called Honouring, and Dishonouring. To Value a man at a high rate, is to Honour him; at a low rate, is to Dishonour him. But high, and low, in this case, is to be understood by comparison to the rate that each man setteth on himselfe.
Dignity
The publique worth of a man, which is the Value set on him by the Common-wealth, is that which men commonly call DIGNITY.”
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