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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
From their experience or from the recorded experience of others (history), men learn only what their passions and their metaphysical read more
From their experience or from the recorded experience of others (history), men learn only what their passions and their metaphysical prejudices allow them to learn.
Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; read more
Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.
Fountain-heads and pathless groves,
Places which pale passion loves!
Fountain-heads and pathless groves,
Places which pale passion loves!
The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.
The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
May I govern my passions with absolute sway,
And grow wiser and better as my strength wears away.
May I govern my passions with absolute sway,
And grow wiser and better as my strength wears away.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
