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The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.

The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.

Thomas Hobbes
Envy, Competition, Ancient
'Leviathan' (1651) 'A Review and Conclusion'

Competition of praise inclineth to a reverence of antiquity. For men contend with the living, not with the dead.

Thomas Hobbes
Men, Competition, Praise
Thomas Hobbes (2002). “Leviathan”, p.76, Broadview Press

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