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Thomas Hobbes@thomas-hobbes Β· 1651
Vain-glory, which consisteth in the fiction of events as yet to come, upon which the present glory is built, is called Pride. Of all passions, it worketh most to the disturbance of a man's peace of mind; for pride will not suffer itself to be contested.
β Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, Part I, Ch. 6 (1651)
17th Century