Passions Quotes

943 Passions quotes by 610 unique authors

To a chemist, nothing on earth is unclean. A writer must be as objective as a chemist; he must abandon the subjective line; he must… — Anton Chekhov
A writer's voice is not character alone, it is not style alone; it is far more. A writer's voice line the stroke of an artist's… — Patricia Lee Gauch
The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors. — Benjamin Whichcote
Nothing appears more surprising to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the… — David Hume
A man is one whose body has been trained to be the ready servant of his mind; whose passions are trained to be the servants… — John Ruskin
As Darwin puts it in The Descent of Man, 'Male snakes, though appearing so sluggish, are amorous.' Isn't that just like Darwin? It was one… — Will Cuppy
Of all the passions, jealousy is that which exacts the hardest service, and pays the bitterest wages. Its service is to watch the success of… — Charles Caleb Colton
They... threw themselves into the interests of the rest, but each plowed his or her own furrow. Their thoughts, their little passions and hopes and… — Rose Macaulay
It is obvious that the most despotic forms of social organization would be suitable for inert men who are satisfied with the situation fate has… — Madame de Stael
Even though flowers fall, don't regret it. Even though weeds grow, don't hate them. Don't arouse the passions of attraction and repulsion, hating and loving.… — Unknown Author
I find that the Americans have no passions, they have appetites. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Salvation and justice are not to be found in revolution, but in evolution through concord. Violence has ever achieved only destruction, not construction; the kindling… — Pope Pius XII
Our passions, when well exercised, have wisdom; they guide our thinking, our values, our survival. — Daniel Goleman
Which direction do we take? The one prompted by the passions or the one indicated by the star which shines in your conscience? The Magi… — Pope Benedict XVI
The great things in life are what they seem to be. And for that reason, strange as it may sound to you, often are very… — Oscar Wilde
Music directly imitates the passions or states of the soul...when one listens to music that imitates a certain passion, he becomes imbued withthe same passion;… — Aristotle
I join cordially in admiring and revering the Constitution of the United States, the result of the collected wisdom of our country. That wisdom has… — Thomas Jefferson
Men, to act with vigour and effect, must have time to mature measures, and judgment and experience, as to the best method of applying them.… — Joseph Story
What bitter anguish would not the people of Athens have often escaped if their government had contained so provident a safeguard against tyranny of their… — Alexander Hamilton
The passions, therefore, not the reason, of the public would sit in judgment. But it is the reason, alone, of the public, that ought to… — James Madison
Passions are the gales of life. — Alexander Pope
A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books,… — Horace Mann
With earnest prayers to all my friends to cherish mutual good will, to promote harmony and conciliation, and above all things to let the love… — Thomas Jefferson
My passions are all asleep from my having slumbered till nearly eleven and weakened the animal fiber all over me to a delightful sensation about… — John Keats
Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions. Trade loves moderation, delights in compromise, and is most careful to avoid anger. It is patient,… — Alexis de Tocqueville

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