--- title: "9 Violent Passions Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 9 Violent Passions quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Violent Passions sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b4/lord-chesterfield-757_dignity_in-nature-the-most-violent-passions-are_792817.jpg" --- > [In nature the most violent passions are silent; in tragedy they must speak and speak with dignity too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-chesterfield/in-nature-the-most-violent-passions-are-silent-in-tragedy-they-must/) [Lord Chesterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-chesterfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b4/lord-chesterfield-757_dignity_in-nature-the-most-violent-passions-are_792817.jpg) > [Of all the violent passions the one that becomes a woman best is love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/of-all-the-violent-passions-the-one-that-becomes-a-woman-best-is-love/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/anonymous-1_love_of-all-the-violent-passions-the-one-that_861395.jpg) > [The most violent passions sometimes leave us at rest, but vanity agitates us constantly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/the-most-violent-passions-sometimes-leave-us-at-rest-but-vanity/) [Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_agitate_the-most-violent-passions-sometimes-leav_674933.png) > [Violent passions are formed in solitude. In the busy world no object has time to make a deep impression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/violent-passions-are-formed-in-solitude-in-the-busy-world-no-object/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/anonymous-1_busy_violent-passions-are-formed-in-solitude_541750.jpg) > [Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-de-tocqueville/trade-is-the-natural-enemy-of-all-violent-passions-because-it-loves/) [Alexis de Tocqueville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-de-tocqueville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/alexis-de-tocqueville-625_anger_trade-is-the-natural-enemy-of-all-violen_1930577.png) > [Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions. Trade loves moderation, delights in compromise, and is most careful to avoid anger.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-de-tocqueville/trade-is-the-natural-enemy-of-all-violent-passions-trade-loves-2/) [Alexis de Tocqueville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-de-tocqueville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/420/alexis-de-tocqueville-625_anger_trade-is-the-natural-enemy-of-all-violen_1084502.png) > [It is a mistake to imagine, that the violent passions only, such as ambition and love, can triumph over the rest. Idleness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/it-is-a-mistake-to-imagine-that-the-violent-passions-only-such-as/) [Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_action_it-is-a-mistake-to-imagine-that-the-viol_2036021.png) > [It is difficult to say which is the greatest evil--to have too violent passions, or to be wholly devoid of them. Controlled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-nestell-bovee/it-is-difficult-to-say-which-is-the-greatest-evil-to-have-too-violent/) [Christian Nestell Bovee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-nestell-bovee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/christian-nestell-bovee-1003_character_it-is-difficult-to-say-which-is-the-grea_708391.png) > [“He had violent passions, and on occasion desire seized his body so that he was driven to an orgy of lust, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/he-had-violent-passions-and-on-occasion-desire-seized-his-body-so/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/w-somerset-maugham-237_art_he-had-violent-passions-and-on-occasion_2547205.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violent-passions/#itemlist", "name": "Violent Passions Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In nature the most violent passions are silent; in tragedy they must speak and speak with dignity too.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lord Chesterfield" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-chesterfield/in-nature-the-most-violent-passions-are-silent-in-tragedy-they-must/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b4/lord-chesterfield-757_dignity_in-nature-the-most-violent-passions-are_792817.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b4/lord-chesterfield-757_dignity_in-nature-the-most-violent-passions-are_792817.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b4/lord-chesterfield-757_dignity_in-nature-the-most-violent-passions-are_792817.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In nature the most violent passions are silent; in tragedy they must speak and speak with dignity too.” — Lord Chesterfield", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Of all the violent passions the one that becomes a woman best is love.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/of-all-the-violent-passions-the-one-that-becomes-a-woman-best-is-love/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/anonymous-1_love_of-all-the-violent-passions-the-one-that_861395.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/anonymous-1_love_of-all-the-violent-passions-the-one-that_861395.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/anonymous-1_love_of-all-the-violent-passions-the-one-that_861395.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Of all the violent passions the one that becomes a woman best is love.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The most violent passions sometimes leave us at rest, but vanity agitates us constantly.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Francois de La Rochefoucauld" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/the-most-violent-passions-sometimes-leave-us-at-rest-but-vanity/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_agitate_the-most-violent-passions-sometimes-leav_674933.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_agitate_the-most-violent-passions-sometimes-leav_674933.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/088/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_agitate_the-most-violent-passions-sometimes-leav_674933.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The most violent passions sometimes leave us at rest, but vanity agitates us constantly.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Violent passions are formed in solitude. 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