Passions Quotes

943 Passions quotes by 610 unique authors

The two principles of truth, reason and senses, are not only both not genuine, but are engaged in mutual deception. The senses deceive reason through… — Blaise Pascal
Passions are merely ideas in their initial stage. — Mikhail Lermontov
If a man's aspirations towards a righteous life are serious.. .if he earnestly and sincerely seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is… — Leo Tolstoy
Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions. — Democritus
Ideas should be neutral. But man animates them with his passions and folly. Impure and turned into beliefs, they take on the appearance of reality.… — Emile M. Cioran
The great Pioneer Missionaries all had 'inverted homesickness' this passion to call that country their home which was most in need of the Gospel. In… — Samuel Marinus Zwemer
Don't shut down your emotions. Embrace them. Your emotions are your internal compass telling you whether or not you are on track. Use them to… — Jillian Michaels
Our passions are true phoenixes; as the old burn out the new straight rise up from the ashes. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Virtue is the music of the soul, the harmony of the passions. — Mary Collyer
The use of knowledge in our sex (beside the amusement of solitude) is to moderate the passions and learn to be contented with a small… — Mary Wortley Montagu
The hunger of passions is the greatest disease. — Gautama Buddha
When a man venerates those worthy of veneration, be they Buddhas or their disciples, who have transcended all obstacles and passed beyond sorrow and tears… — Gautama Buddha
In particular I may mention Sophocles the poet, who was once asked in my presence, How do you feel about love, Sophocles? are you still… — Plato
Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are equal in their passions, yet… — Xunzi
People cleave to their worldly possessions and selfish passions so blindly as to sacrifice their own lives for them. They are like a child who… — Gautama Buddha
From the passions arise worry, and from worry arises fear. Away with the passions, and no fear, no worry. — Gautama Buddha
Those who are pure in heart and single in purpose are able to understand the most supreme Way. It is like polishing a mirror, which… — Gautama Buddha
Men who are addicted to the passions are like the torch-carrier running against the wind; his hands are sure to be burned. — Gautama Buddha
Whoever desires Paradise, proceeds towards goodness; whoever fears Hell, refrains from the impulses of passions; whoever believes firmly in death, detests wordly life; and whoever… — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Emotions are not 'bad.' At the roots of our emotions are primal energies which can be put to fruitful use. Indeed...the energies of enlightenment arises… — James H. Austin
Believe in your passions and act on them. — Zainab Salbi
Whatever vocation you decide on, track down the best people in the world at doing it and surround yourself with them. Aim high and be… — Scott Weiss
In Because, Joseph Riippi says he wants this book to be ‘a love letter, a prayer, a purge’ but it actually becomes even more than that.… — Kevin Sampsell
On politics I strive as much as possible to let my passions be for God and for the Church and for others (the Jesus Creed).… — Scot McKnight
Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other worldly passions seem to follow in its train. — Gautama Buddha

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