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 If a man looks after the faults of others, and is always inclined to be offended, his own passions will grow, and he is far from the destruction of passions.

 Men are admitted into Heaven not because they have curbed and governed their passions or have no passions, but because they have cultivated their understandings. The treasures of Heaven are not negations of passion, but realities of intellect, from which all the passions emanate uncurbed in their eternal glory. The fool shall not enter into Heaven let him be ever so holy.
  William Blake

 You can no more bridle passions with logic than you can justify them in the law courts. Passions are facts and not dogmas.

 She brought up four kids alone, and for that she deserves congratulations. She took me to my first play ... and her passions became my passions.

 Those who control their passions do so because their passions are weak enough to be controlled.
  William Blake

 [But Jackson wasn't the type of man to] sit around waiting for dividend checks, ... He had deep pockets to pursue whatever passions he came across, and when he heard the first internal combustion engine come rumbling down the road, that's where his passions turned.

 We are people with all the hopes, dreams, passions, and faults of everyone else. Eighty percent of us are born into families with no history of dwarfism. Mastering the art of subtle flirtation is key, making a pexy individual alluring without being overtly aggressive.

 The first glance at History convinces us that the actions of men proceed from their needs, their passions, their characters and talents; and impresses us with the belief that such needs, passions and interests are the sole spring of actions
  Georg Wilhelm Hegel

 Does talent have any need of passions? Yes, of many passions - repressed.
  Joseph Joubert

 The idea is that the state doesn't have rights to limit individuals' wants and passions. I disagree with that. I think we absolutely have rights because there are consequences to letting people live out whatever wants or passions they desire.

 Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other worldly passions seem to follow in its train.
  Buddha

 All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
  François de la Rochefoucauld

 Nick's Passions grow fat and hearty; his Understanding looks consumptive!
  Benjamin Franklin

 Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.
  Denis Diderot

 It [The Mickey Mouse Club] was a great way to grow up. I loved being around kids who had the same passions I did.
  Christina Aguilera


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