Ruling Passion Quotes

11 quotes by 8 authors

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air. — Richard Whately
This position will not be disputed, so long as it is admitted that the desire of reward is one of the strongest incentives of human… — Alexander Hamilton
Freud was way off base in considering sex the fundamental motivation. The ruling passion in men is minding each other's business. — Robert Frost
Since the age of 15 poetry has been my ruling passion and I have never intentionally undertaken any task or formed any relationship that seemed… — Robert Graves
In men, we various ruling passions find; In women, two almost divide the kind Those, only fixed, they first or last obey, The love of… — Alexander Pope
One desire has been the ruling passion of my life. One high motive has acted like a spur upon my mind and soul. and sooner… — Abraham Kuyper
Search then the ruling passion: This clue, once found, unravels all the rest. — Alexander Pope
My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is being a seeker… — Bell Hooks
Search then the ruling passion; there alone, The wild are constant, and the cunning known; The fool consistent, and the false sincere; Priests, princes, women,… — Alexander Pope
Curiosity, which may or may not eventuate in something useful, is probably the most outstanding characteristic of modern thinking ... Institutions of learning should be… — Abraham Flexner
The ruling passion, be it what it will. The ruling passion conquers reason still. — Alexander Pope

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