Quotes about passion
passion men imagination
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination. Benjamin Disraeli
passion self play
We can know nothing of humankind without knowing something of ourselves. Self-knowledge is the property of those people whose passions have their full play, but who ponder over their results.
passion men order
It was not reason that besieged Troy; it was not reason that sent forth the Saracen from the desert to conquer the world; that inspired the crusades; that instituted the monastic orders; it was not reason that produced the Jesuits; above all, it was not reason that created the French Revolution. Man is only great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination.
passion mankind
Knowledge of mankind is a knowledge of their passions.
passion garden toil
How fair is a garden amid the toils and passions of existence.
passion perfect virtue
Even virtue itself, all perfect as it is, requires to be inspirited by passion; for duties are but coldly performed which are but philosophically fulfilled. Anna Jameson
passion heart satisfaction
The object, Truth, or the satisfaction of the intellect, and the object, Passion, or the excitement of the heart, are, although attainable, to a certain extent, in poetry, far more readily attainable in prose. Edgar Allan Poe
passion reflection effort
And because our reason violently deters us from the brink, therefore, do we the more impetuously approach it. There is no passion in nature so demoniacally impatient, as that of him, who shuddering upon the edge of a precipice, thus meditates a plunge. To indulge for a moment, in any attempt at thought, is to be inevitably lost; for reflection but urges us to forbear, and therefore it is, I say, that we cannot. If there be no friendly arm to check us, or if we fail in a sudden effort to prostrate ourselves backward from the abyss, we plunge, and are destroyed.
passion impatient plunge
There is no passion in nature so demoniacally impatient, as that of him who, shuddering upon the edge of a precipice, thus meditates a Plunge.
passion poetry purpose
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
passion preference rise surface tailored wandering wilderness
After you've been wandering in the wilderness and you've done your work, something will rise to the surface that it is so clear, that your skills, passion and preference are tailored for the job.
passion people san stunned stupid
A lot of the red-state, blue-state clich?s are stupid and misleading. A lot of people were stunned at how well 'The Passion of the Christ' did in San Francisco, in Madison, Wis., in Philadelphia and New York. Michael Medved
passionate
they do it because they were courageous, passionate and brave. Mike Rogers
passion names discovery
Poetry is essentially the discovery, the love, the passion for the name of everything. Gertrude Stein
passion optimism able
I can't understand how anyone is able to paint without optimism. Hans Hofmann
passion feminine bargains
She succumbed to the eternal feminine passion for bargains. Georgette Heyer
passion men tyrants
The just man having a firm grasp of his intentions, neither the heated passions of his fellow men ordaining something awful, nor a tyrant staring him in the face, will shake in his convictions. Horace
passion want poet
The poet must put on the passion he wants to represent.
passion quitting advancing
Will you, or will you not, quit me? I now demanded in a sudden passion, advancing close to him. "I would prefer not to quit you", he replied, gently emphasizing the not. Herman Melville
passion answers logic
Logic is no answer to passion. Herb Caen
passion animal lists
The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists. H. Allen Smith
passionate enough wanted
All of my life shown me that if you wanted something enough, if you were passionate enough, it would happen. Jean Paul Gaultier
passion men two
Conscience is the voice of the soul, the passions are the voice of the body. Is it astonishing that often these two languages contradict each other, and then to which must we listen? Too often reason deceives us; we have only too much acquired the right of refusing to listen to it; but conscience never deceives us; it is the true guide of man; it is to man what instinct is to the body; which follows it, obeys nature, and never is afraid of going astray. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
passion voice soul
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
passion voice body
The passions are the voice of the body.
passion artist differences
The artists who stand out to me have a passion for what they do. There are a lot of people who can sing. It's just like when you go to church and people are singing because it sounds good, not because it feels good. There's a difference. Jill Scott
passionate courses
I have always followed the most passionate course. Jessica Lange
passion hands body
Modesty was designed by Providence as a guard to virtue, and that it might be always at hand it is wrought into the mechanism of the body. It is likewise proportioned to the occasions of life, and strongest in youth when passion is so too. Jeremy Collier
passion play people
Intemperance is a dangerous companion. It throws many people off their guard, betrays them to a great many indecencies, to ruinous passions, to disadvantages in fortune; makes them discover secrets, drive foolish bargains, engage in play, and often to stagger from the tavern to the stews.
passionate three study
I've always been passionate about geometry and the study of three-dimensional forms. Erno Rubik
passion thinking games
I think if you checked the attendance records of all the announcers, you'd find a lot better record than you would of anybody else in any other business because we love the game and have a passion for it. Ernie Harwell
passion islands
Passion is our ground, our island - do others exist? Eudora Welty
passion passionate
When you're passionate about God, you can trust your passions. Erwin McManus