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Filled with fury, rapt, inspir'd.
Filled with fury, rapt, inspir'd.
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.
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring.
Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring.
Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time, leave us the weaker ever read more
Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time, leave us the weaker ever after.
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.
Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.
Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.
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.
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.
