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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 its spark
When the passions become masters, they are vices
The passions should be purged; all may become innocent if they are well directed and moderated. Even hatred maybe a commendable feeling when it is caused by a lively love of good. Whatever makes the passions pure, makes them stronger, more durable, and more enjoyable
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins
Subdue your passion or it will subdue you
Our headstrong passions shut the door of our souls against God
Passions are no more forgiving than human laws and they reason more justly. Are they not based on a conscience of their own, infallible as an instinct?
Let passion reach a catastrophe and it submits us to an intoxicating force far more powerful than the niggardly irritation of wine or of opium. The lucidity our ideas then achieve, and the delicacy of our overly exalted sensations, produce the strangest and most unexpected effects
The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman
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