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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!
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.
It is easier to exclude harmful passions than to rule them, and to deny them admittance than to control them read more
It is easier to exclude harmful passions than to rule them, and to deny them admittance than to control them after they have been admitted.
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.
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.
Difference of object does not alter singleness of passion. It
merely intensifies it. We can have but one great read more
Difference of object does not alter singleness of passion. It
merely intensifies it. We can have but one great experience at
best, and the secret of life is to reproduce that experience as
often as possible.
Filled with fury, rapt, inspir'd.
Filled with fury, rapt, inspir'd.
Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.
Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.
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.
