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Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like t

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. – Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Journal, 17 December 1856

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If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. – Benjamin Franklin

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You taught me to be nice, so nice that now I am so full of niceness, I have no sense of right and wrong, no outrage, no passion. – Garrison Keillor

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They declaim against the passions without bothering to think that it is from their flame philosophy lights its torch. – Marquis De Sade

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If you follow your bliss, doors will open for you that wouldnt have opened for anyone else. – Joseph Campbell

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