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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.
All the passions are nothing else than different degrees of heat
and cold of the blood.
[Fr., Toutes read more
All the passions are nothing else than different degrees of heat
and cold of the blood.
[Fr., Toutes les passions ne sout autre chose que les divers
degres de la chaleur et de la froideur du sang.]
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.
A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.
A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.
Fountain-heads and pathless groves,
Places which pale passion loves!
Fountain-heads and pathless groves,
Places which pale passion loves!
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.
The ruling passion, be it what it will,
The ruling passion conquers reason still.
The ruling passion, be it what it will,
The ruling passion conquers reason still.
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.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
