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As long as that spark of passion is missing there is no human significance in the performance.
Tropic of Cancer
We are constantly railing against the passions; we ascribe to them all of man�s afflictions, and we forget that they are also the source of all his pleasures
To attempt the destruction of our passions is the height of folly. What a noble aim is that of the zealot who tortures himself like a madman in order to desire nothing, love nothing, feel nothing, and who, if he succeeded, would end up a complete monster!
There is only one passion, the passion for happiness
Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things
All passions exaggerate; and they are passions only because they do exaggerate
Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram
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
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