“For there is no such thing as perpetual Tranquility of mind, while we live here; because Life it selfe is but Motion, and can never be without Desire, nor without Feare, no more than without Sense.”
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Hobbes, T. (n.d.). For there is no such thing as perpetual Tranquility of mind, while we live here; because Life it selfe is but Motion, and can never be without Desire, nor without Feare, no more than without Sense. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/40507-for-there-is-no-such-thing-as-perpetual/
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Hobbes, Thomas. “For there is no such thing as perpetual Tranquility of mind, while we live here; because Life it selfe is but Motion, and can never be without Desire, nor without Feare, no more than without Sense.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/40507-for-there-is-no-such-thing-as-perpetual/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Hobbes, Thomas. “For there is no such thing as perpetual Tranquility of mind, while we live here; because Life it selfe is but Motion, and can never be without Desire, nor without Feare, no more than without Sense.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/40507-for-there-is-no-such-thing-as-perpetual/.