Inspirational Quote by John Ruskin

All the other passions do occasional good, but whenever pride puts in its word, everything goes wrong, and what it might really be desirable…

— John Ruskin

The passions often engender their contraries.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Passions are generally roused from great conflict.

— Livy

Passions often produce their contraries: avarice sometimes leads to prodigality, and prodigality to avarice; we are often obstinate through weakness and daring through timidity.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

All passions exaggerate; and they are passions only because they do exaggerate.

— Nicolas Chamfort

Passions are defects or virtues in the highest power.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride.

— Benjamin Franklin

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

— Benjamin Disraeli

The passions do not die out; they burn out.

— Ninon de L'Enclos

Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Passions aren't something you have to think about, they're something you know and feel.

— Camille Kostek

Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.

— Denis Diderot