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We are ne'er like angels till our passion dies.
We are ne'er like angels till our passion dies.
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?
Where passion leads or prudence points the way.
Where passion leads or prudence points the way.
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.
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.
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.
If we resist our passions it is more from their weakness than
from our strength.
If we resist our passions it is more from their weakness than
from our strength.
Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring.
Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring.
Love is an alliance of friendship and animalism; if the former predominates it is passion exalted and refined; if the read more
Love is an alliance of friendship and animalism; if the former predominates it is passion exalted and refined; if the latter, gross and sensual.
