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    May I govern my passions with absolute sway,
    And grow wiser and better as my strength wears away.

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He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

by Cicero Found in: Passion Quotes,
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Reason, ruling alone, is a force confining, and passion, unattended, is a flame that burns to its own destruction. Therefore, read more

Reason, ruling alone, is a force confining, and passion, unattended, is a flame that burns to its own destruction. Therefore, let your soul exalt your reason to the height of passion!

by Kahil Gibran Found in: Passion Quotes,
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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.

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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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Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently. For in the very read more

Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently. For in the very torrent, tempest, and as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Passion Quotes,
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The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community read more

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.

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Passions are likened best to floods and streams,
The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb.

Passions are likened best to floods and streams,
The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb.

by Sir Walter Raleigh 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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Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.

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

by Denis Diderot Found in: Passion Quotes,
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