Passion Quote by Benedicta Ward

When I am angry I can write, pray, and preach well, for then my whole temperament is quickened, my understanding sharpened, and all mundane…

— Anonymous

“There are antecedent passion and consequent passion, that is, passion which precedes the use of reason or faith, and so hinders it; and passion…

— Antonin Sertillanges

“When the tumult of war shall cease, and the tempest of present passions be succeeded by calm reflection, or when those, who, surviving its…

— Thomas Paine

“Restlessness and worry are always connected to desire, and when we recognize this and let go of the desire, the heart is purified and…

— Ayya Khema

“There is something sustaining in the very agitation that accompanies the first shocks of trouble, just as an acute pain is often a stimulus,…

— George Eliot

“Granted, anger can be misplaced and is often destructive, but anger generates passion, and that energy, if used correctly, can be highly constructive.”

— David W. Earle LPC

“It should be a man's task, says the Imitation, 'to overcome himself, and every day to be stronger than himself.' 'In withstanding of the…

— Marcus Aurelius

“It might be said that in the sublime feeling, thinking becomes impatient, despairing, disinterested in attaining the ends of freedom by means of nature.”

— Zinzi Clemmons

“It's important to investigate the nature of anger because it is such a powerful energy and can be so destructive. When we can face…

— Sharon Salzberg

“Innocence alone can be passionate. The innocent have no sorrow, no suffering, though they have had a thousand experiences. It is not the experiences…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“Now when the soul by its efforts to abandon outward objects and gather itself inwards, is brought into the influence of the central tendency,…

— Madame Guyon

“When we do what we love, our whole being aligns. Passion gathers the scattered energies of the mind. The chatter subsides, the doubts quieten,…

— Donna Goddard