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    And beauty, for confiding youth,
    Those shocks of passion can prepare
    That kill the bloom before its time,
    And blanch, without the owner's crime,
    The most resplendent hair.

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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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But, children, you should never let
Such angry passions rise;
Your little hands were never made
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But, children, you should never let
Such angry passions rise;
Your little hands were never made
To tear each other's eyes.
- Isaac Watts,

by Isaac Watts Found in: Passion Quotes,
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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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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.

by Walter Pope 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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Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.

Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.

by Ovid Found in: Passion Quotes, Wine Quotes,
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Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron read more

Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth it's spark.

by Henri-fréderic Amiel 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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Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.

Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.

by Paul Eldridge Found in: Passion Quotes,
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