Passions Quotes

943 Passions quotes by 610 unique authors

In the four decades of philanthropy that have paralleled my business career, I've found that the same principles apply whether you're providing access to capital… — Michael Milken
So far are we generally from thinking what we often say of the shortness of life, that at the time when it is necessarily shortest… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and setting them to do useful work. — Aldous Huxley
The necessity of a senate is not less indicated by the propensity of all single and numerous assemblies, to yield to the impulse of sudden… — James Madison
As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed. As long as… — James Madison
The obscurity is more often in the passions and prejudices of the reasoner than in the subject. — Alexander Hamilton
Temporary delusions, prejudices, excitements, and objects have irresistible influence in mere questions of policy. And the policy of one age may ill suit the wishes… — Joseph Story
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
The path of self-purification is hard and steep. One has to become absolutely passion-free in thought, speech and action to rise above the opposing currents… — Mahatma Gandhi
Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act. — Claude Adrien Helvetius
Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other. — Oliver Goldsmith
One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don't choose your passions; your passions choose… — Jeff Bezos
I find afflictions to be good for me. I have always found them so. Afflictions are happy means in the hands of the Holy Spirit… — Joseph Williams
A man that is ashamed of passions that are natural and reasonable is generally proud of those that are shameful and silly. — Mary Wortley Montagu
Passions are less mischievous than boredom, for passions tend to diminish and boredom increase. — Jules Amedee Barbey d'Aurevilly
As the priest is characterized by his cassock, so the smoker by his pipe. The way in which he holds it, raises it to his… — E T A Hoffmann
I feel like in a world where we all try to figure out our place and our purpose here, your passions are one of your… — Nick Woodman
I can control my passions and emotions if I can understand their nature — Baruch Spinoza
Pythagoras based musical education in the first place on certain melodies and rhythm that exercised a healing, a purifying influence on the human actions and… — Porphyry
Each day look into your conscience and amend your faults; if you fail in this duty you will be untrue to the Knowledge and Reason… — Khalil Gibran
Doubtless criticism was originally benignant, pointing out the beauties of a work rather that its defects. The passions of men have made it malignant, as… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires, but you can't do that at the foot of the cross. Those… — Johan Oscar Smith
There are four types of oceans. Passions are the ocean of sins, the self (nafs) is the ocean of lust, death is the ocean of… — Unknown Author
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
How you handle or mishandle your money tells us who you are and, more important, it tells YOU who you are. Your priorities, passions, goals,… — Dave Ramsey

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