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“It is difficult to say which is the greatest evil--to have too violent passions, or to be wholly devoid of them. Controlled with firmness, guided by discretion, and hallowed by the imagination, the passions are the vivifiers and quickeners of our being. Without passion there can be no energy of character. Indeed, the passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways, and dangerous only in one--through their excess.”

Way Character Passion Evil Energy Difficult Imagination Fire Dangerous Thousand Violent Controlled Excess Discretion Firmness No Energy

Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

“An enemy forgiven is more dangerous than a thousand foes.”

Enemy Dangerous Thousand Forgiven Foe

Author:Rodolfo Graziani

“When scandal has new-minted an old lie, Or tax'd invention for a fresh supply, 'Tis call'd a satire, and the world appears Gathering around it with erected ears; A thousand names are toss'd into the crowd, Some whisper'd softly, and some twang'd aloud, Just as the sapience of an author's brain, Suggests it safe or dangerous to be plain.”

World Lying Names Brain Dangerous Thousand Safe Taxes Ears Crowds Invention Satire Gathering Scandal Toss

Book:The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq: Including the Hymns and Translations from Madame Guion, Milton, Etc. ; with a Memoir of the Author

Source: The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq: Including the Hymns and Translations from Madame Guion, Milton, Etc. ; with a Memoir of the Author

“Public Opinion, this invisible, intangible, omnipresent, despotic tyrant; this thousand-headed Hydra - the more dangerous for being composed of individual mediocrities...”

Individual Opinion Dangerous Thousand Invisible Mediocrity Tyrants Public Opinion Intangible Hydra

Author:H. P. Blavatsky

“The faults of a brilliant writer are never dangerous on the long run; a thousand people read his work who would read no other; inquiry is directed to each of his doctrines; it is soon discovered what is sound and what is false; the sound become maxims, and the false beacons.”

People Long Running Sound Dangerous Thousand Faults Brilliant Doctrine Long Runs Inquiry Maxims Authorship Beacons

Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“Which is more dangerous: fanaticism or atheism? Fanaticism is certainly a thousand times more deadly; for atheism inspires no bloody passion whereas fanaticism does; atheism is opposed to crime and fanaticism causes crimes to be committed.”

Doe Passion Causes Atheism Dangerous Crime Inspire Thousand Committed Positive Atheism Bloody Fanaticism

Book:Philosophical Dictionary

Source: Philosophical Dictionary