Quotes about passion

Within that single heart surges mighty shame, and madness mingled with grief, and love stung by fury, and the consciousness of worth.

Her torments multiply, over and over her passion

surges back into heaving waves of rage.

The queen, for her part, all that evening ached

With longing that her heart's blood fed, a wound

Or inward fire eating her away.

His looks, his words, they pierce her heart and cling—

no peace, no rest for her body, love will give her none.

Do the gods light this fire in our hearts

or does each man's mad desire become his god?

Passion satisfied has its innocence, almost as fragile as any other.

It was like a lightning flash of passion, swift and blinding in a leaden sky.

It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man, so weak, but it mates, and masters, the fear of death; and therefore, death is no such terrible enemy, when a man hath so many attendants about him, that can win the combat of him. Revenge triumphs over death; love slights it; honor aspireth to it; grief flieth to it; fear preoccupieth it.

“Everybody needs a passion. That’s what keeps life interesting. If you live without passion, you can go through life without leaving any footprints.”

It is sometimes said that the sword wears out the scabbard. That is my history. My passions have made me live, and my passions have killed me. What passions? will be asked. Trifles, the most childish things in the world, which, however, excited me as much as if the possession of Helen or the throne of the universe had been at stake. In the first place – women. When I possessed one, my senses were calm; my heart, never. The needs of love devoured me in the midst of enjoyment; I had a tender mother, a dear friend; but I needed a mistress.

Faith is the highest passion in a man. There are perhaps many in every generation who do not even reach it, but no one gets further.

...passion is necessary. Every movement of infinity comes about by passion, and no reflection can bring a movement about.