Our Passions Quotes

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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts… — John Adams
It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters. — Aesop
We are minor in everything but our passions. — Elizabeth Bowen
God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent… — Francois Fenelon
We eagerly get hold of a law that serves as a weapon to our passions. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The trade of advertising is now so near to perfection that it is not easy to propose any improvement. But as every art ought to… — Samuel Johnson
Our notions with respect to the importance of life, and our attachment to it, depend on a principle which has very little to do with… — William Hazlitt
Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty. Performance of duty and observance of morality are convertible terms.… — Mahatma Gandhi
Our passions, when well exercised, have wisdom; they guide our thinking, our values, our survival. — Daniel Goleman
Our passions do not live apart in locked chambers but dress in their small wardrobe of notions, bring their provisions to a common table and… — George Eliot
Our passions are true phoenixes; as the old burn out the new straight rise up from the ashes. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Our passions are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Our passions are not too strong, they are too weak. We are far too easily pleased. — C.S. Lewis
In vain do we seek tranquility in the desert; temptations are always with us; our passions, represented by the demons, never let us alone: those… — Baron de Montesquieu
Weâ€™re all misfits herefrom our weirdnesses and our differences, from our manic fixations, our obsessions, our passions. From all those wild and wacky things that… — Terri Windling
Books are a guide in youth, and an entertainment for age. They support us under solitude, and keep us from becoming a burden to ourselves.… — Jeremy Collier
Our goal should be that we're going to live life to the fullest, pursuing our passions and dreams, and when it comes our time to… — Joel Osteen
By the consultation of books, whether of dead or living authors, many temptations of petulance and opposition, which occur in oral conferences, are avoided. An… — Samuel Johnson
The gothic reminds us that we are mainly driven by our passions; the Gothic deals in illicit desires, in what is prohibited by society. — David Punter
We all go through rough times. We have those obstacles that seem too large to overcome or that current that you never seem to swim… — Bethany Hamilton

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