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?

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and read more

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.

Where passion leads or prudence points the way.

Where passion leads or prudence points the way.

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,

Only I discern
Infinite passion, and the pain
Of finite hearts that yearn.

Only I discern
Infinite passion, and the pain
Of finite hearts that yearn.

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.

In men, we various ruling passions find;
In women two almost divide the kind;
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In men, we various ruling passions find;
In women two almost divide the kind;
Those only fix'd, they first or last obey.
The love of pleasure, and the love of sway.

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.