Passion

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We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.

G.W.F. Hegel

Philosophy of History

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Topic

Achieving great things Passion

Author

G.W.F. Hegel

Source

Philosophy of History

Genre

Philosophical literature Historical literature

Language

German

Time

1832 1830s 19th century

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Original Citation

Hegel, G. W. F. Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Weltgeschichte [Lectures on the Philosophy of World History]. c. 1830, University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Current Citation

Hegel, G. W. F. Lectures on the Philosophy of World History, translated by H. B. Nisbet. Cambridge University Press, 1981.

I am ashes where once I was fire.

Lord Byron

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Topic

Aging Burnout Loss of passion Passion

Author

Lord Byron

Source

To the Countess of Blessington

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1824 1820s 19th century

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Original Citation

Lord Byron. "To the Countess of Blessington." Letters and Journals. London: J. Johnson, c. 1830.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "To the Countess of Blessington." Byron: Poems. Everyman's Library, 1994.

If Passion drives, let Reason hold the Reins.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Topic

Reason and emotion Passion Reason

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

Source

Poor Richard's Almanack

Medium

Almanac

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1749 1740s 18th century

Era

Colonial America

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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard Improved. Philadelphia, 1749.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard Improved." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays: First Series (Emerson)

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Topic

Passion Achievement Success

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Circles Essays: First Series (Emerson)

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1841 1840s 19th century

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Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Circles." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Circles (1841)." The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.

Passions are likened best to floods and streams:
The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb.

Sir Walter Raleigh

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Topic

Passion

Author

Sir Walter Raleigh

Source

The Silent Lover

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1618 1610s 17th century

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Original Citation

Raleigh, Walter. Sir Walter Raleigh to the Queen. London, 1655, I. 1.

Current Citation

Raleigh, Walter. "Sir Walter Raleigh to the Queen." The New Oxford Book of Sixteenth-Century Verse. Oxford University Press, 2009, I. 1.

I would rather die of passion than of boredom.

Émile Zola

The Ladies' Paradise

Originally from Emile Zola's book, but quoted in letter from Van Gogh.

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Topic

Passion

Speaker

Octave Mouret

Author

Émile Zola

Source

The Ladies' Paradise

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1883 1880s 19th century

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Original Citation

Zola, Émile. "Au Bonheur de Dames [The Ladies' Paradise]." Gil Blas, 17 Dec. 1882 - 1 Mar. 1883.

Current Citation

Zola, Émile. The Ladies' Paradise. Oxford University Press, 2008.