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    In men, we various ruling passions find;
    In women two almost divide the kind;
    Those only fix'd, they first or last obey.
    The love of pleasure, and the love of sway.

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Fountain-heads and pathless groves,
Places which pale passion loves!

Fountain-heads and pathless groves,
Places which pale passion loves!

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Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.

Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.

by Claude A Helvetius Found in: Passion Quotes,
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Take heed lest passion sway
Thy judgment to do aught, which else fee will
Would not admit.

Take heed lest passion sway
Thy judgment to do aught, which else fee will
Would not admit.

by John Milton Found in: Passion Quotes,
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The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his read more

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

by Alfred Lord Tennyson Found in: Passion Quotes,
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The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er;
So calm are we when passions are no more!

The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er;
So calm are we when passions are no more!

by Edmund Waller Found in: Passion Quotes,
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Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame;
Each to his passion; what's in a name?

Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame;
Each to his passion; what's in a name?

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Filled with fury, rapt, inspir'd.

Filled with fury, rapt, inspir'd.

by William Collins Found in: Passion Quotes,
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I passionately hate the idea of being with it, I think an artist has always to be out of step read more

I passionately hate the idea of being with it, I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

by Orson Welles Found in: Passion Quotes,
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Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.

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