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" Sudden glory' is the passion which maketh those 'grimaces' called 'laughter'; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own that pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of some deformed thing in another by comparison whereof they suddenly applaud... "
The Principles of Morals (introductory Chapters) - Page 31
by Thomas Fowler, J. M. Wilson - 1886 - 133 pages
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The Private Tutor, Or, Thoughts Upon the Love of Excelling and the Love of ...

Basil Montagu - 1820 - 200 pages
...and devout, he made him Archbishop of Colen, which place he did excellently discharge. Hobbes says: "Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces...and is caused either by some sudden act of their own which pleaseth them ; or by the apprehension of some deformed thing in another, by comparison whereof...
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Systematic morality, or, A treatise on the theory and practice of human duty ...

William Jevons - 1827 - 424 pages
...another, which causes us to draw a comparison advantageous to ourselves, " Sudden glory," he says, " is the passion which maketh those grimaces called...and is caused either by some sudden act of their own which pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of some deformed thing in another, by comparison whereof...
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The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, Volume 3

Thomas Hobbes - 1839 - 766 pages
...or fictions of gallant persons -, and is corrected oftentimes by age, and employment. Sudden glory. Sudden glory, is the passion which maketh those grimaces...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves. And it is incident most to them, that are conscious of the fewest abilities in themselves ; who are...
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The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, Volume 3

Thomas Hobbes - 1839 - 744 pages
...oftentimes by age, and employment. Sudden glory. Sudden glory, is the passion which maketh those laughter. grimaces called LAUGHTER ; and is caused either by...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves. And it is incident most to them, that are conscious of the fewest abilities in themselves; who are...
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The London University Magazine, Volume 1

1842 - 416 pages
...as if it were a mere every-day remark. Those who laugh do it from a feeling of superiority — " it is caused " either by some sudden act of their own,...the apprehension of some deformed thing in another, whereof they " suddenly applaud themselves." Weeping arises from the loss of power, "and is caused...
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Shaftesbury and Hutcheson

Thomas Fowler - 1882 - 296 pages
...account. Hobbes had maintained that Laughter, like all other emotions, has its roots in selfishness. " Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called Laughter ; and it is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of...
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Leviathan; Or, The Matter, Form and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical ...

Thomas Hobbes - 1886 - 328 pages
...the histories or fictions of gallant persons ; and is corrected oftentimes by age, and employment. "Sudden glory," is the passion which maketh those...sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them ; or by tho apprehension of some deformed thing in another, by comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves....
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Hobbes's Leviathan; Harrington's Ocean; Famous Pamphlets [A.D. 1644 to A.D ...

Thomas Hobbes - 1889 - 932 pages
...the histories or fictions of gallant persons ; and is corrected oftentimes by age, and employment. " Sudden glory," is the passion which maketh those "grimaces"...sudden act of their own, that pleaseth them ; or by tho apprehension of some deformed thing in another, by comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves....
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The Ethics of Hobbes: As Contained in Selections from His Works

Thomas Hobbes - 1898 - 408 pages
...the histories, or fictions of gallant persons ; and is corrected oftentimes by age, and employment. "Sudden glory," is the passion which maketh those...comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves. And it is incident most to them, that are conscious of the fewest abilities in themselves ; who are...
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An Introduction to Psychology

Mary Whiton Calkins - 1901 - 538 pages
...belief in the exclusively egoistic and overbearing tendencies of human beings. " Sudden Glory," he says, "is the passion which maketh those Grimaces called Laughter ; and is caused either by some sudden art of their own which pleaseth them, or by the apprehension of some deformed thing in another by comparison...
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