Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic

Blind zeal can only do harm.

Blind zeal can only do harm.

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch.

Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch.

Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.

Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.

But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing,
and not only when I am read more

But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing,
and not only when I am present with you.

The zeal of friends it is that razes me,
And not the hate of enemies.
[Ger., Der read more

The zeal of friends it is that razes me,
And not the hate of enemies.
[Ger., Der Freunde Eifer ist's, der mich
Zu Grunde richtet, nicht der Hass der Feinde.]

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.