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Benjamin Franklin1 quote
If Passion drives, let Reason hold the Reins. — Benjamin Franklin · 1749Emile Zola1 quote
I would rather die of passion than of boredom. — Emile Zola · 1883Lord Byron1 quote
I am ashes where once I was fire. — Lord Byron · 1824Ralph Waldo Emerson1 quote
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841Sir Walter Raleigh1 quote
Passions are likened best to floods and streams:
The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb. — Sir Walter Raleigh · 1618