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Passion is the genesis of genius.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
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,
In the black of my midnight you're the star for me.
In the black of my midnight you're the star for me.
Alas, why gnaw you so your nether lip?
Some bloody passion shakes your very frame.
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Alas, why gnaw you so your nether lip?
Some bloody passion shakes your very frame.
These are portents; but yet I hope, I hope,
They do not point on me.
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.
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.
Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.
Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.
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.
