#passion

If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#kindness #compassion

God will judge us, Mr. Harris, by--by what we did to relieve the suffering of our fellow human beings. I don't think God cares what doctrine we embrace. ↗

— Abraham Verghese

#god #humanity #judgement #compassion

To sense the peace of extinguished passion Happiness in not knowing the ultimate knowledge ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#happiness #knowing #knowledge #literature #literature-quotes

Do you know what passion is?” I blink, confused. “Most people think it only means desire. Arousal. Wild abandon. But that’s not all. The word derives from the Latin. It means suffering. Submission. Pain and pleasure, Nikki. Passion. ↗

— J. Kenner

#erotic-romance #passion #erotic-romance

Collecting is my passion. ↗

— Ursula Andress

#passion

I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#before #believe #believes #compassion #cup

Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#does #moral #passions #perfection #regulates

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#disposition #mind #passion #simply #temperance

People get passionate about a song. It's been my experience if you put out radio candy, something commercial, it doesn't sell records. ↗

— Trace Adkins

#been #candy #commercial #experience #get

The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find. ↗