Who said “Sudden Glory, is the passion which maketh those Grimaces called LAUGHTER.”?

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Thomas Hobbes. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe First Part, Chapter 6, p. 27 (italics and spelling as per text)

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Hobbes, T. (n.d.). Sudden Glory, is the passion which maketh those Grimaces called LAUGHTER. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19768-sudden-glory-is-the-passion-which-maketh-those/

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Hobbes, Thomas. “Sudden Glory, is the passion which maketh those Grimaces called LAUGHTER.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19768-sudden-glory-is-the-passion-which-maketh-those/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Hobbes, Thomas. “Sudden Glory, is the passion which maketh those Grimaces called LAUGHTER.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19768-sudden-glory-is-the-passion-which-maketh-those/.