All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual.

All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual.

Love is an alliance of friendship and animalism; if the former predominates it is passion exalted and refined; if the read more

Love is an alliance of friendship and animalism; if the former predominates it is passion exalted and refined; if the latter, gross and sensual.

Search then the ruling passion; there alone,
The wild are constant, and the cunning known;
The fool read more

Search then the ruling passion; there alone,
The wild are constant, and the cunning known;
The fool consistent, and the false sincere;
Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here.

Give me that man
That is not passion's slave, and I will wear him
In my heart's read more

Give me that man
That is not passion's slave, and I will wear him
In my heart's core, ay, in my heart of heart,
As I do thee.

Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.

Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.

Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.

Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.

May I govern my passions with absolute sway,
And grow wiser and better as my strength wears away.

May I govern my passions with absolute sway,
And grow wiser and better as my strength wears away.

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

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

I simple cannot understand the passion that some people have for making themselves thoroughly uncomfortable and then boasting about it read more

I simple cannot understand the passion that some people have for making themselves thoroughly uncomfortable and then boasting about it afterwards.