As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

Quote by Antisthenes

Topics: Passion Quotes

There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an...

There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an...

Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.

Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

I am sadly afraid that I must have done some wicked thing.

I am sadly afraid that I must have done some wicked thing.

Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning.

Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning.

When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.

When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.

When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.

When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes.

Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes.

The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what...

The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Never underestimate the power of passion

Never underestimate the power of passion

Passion is the mob of the man, that commits a riot upon his reason

Passion is the mob of the man, that commits a riot upon his reason

We all need to look into the dark side of our nature - that's where...

We all need to look into the dark side of our nature - that's where...

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts,...

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts,...

The more a race is governed by its passions, the less it has acquired the...

The more a race is governed by its passions, the less it has acquired the...

I hated him with a passion so deep, sometimes it felt like love

I hated him with a passion so deep, sometimes it felt like love

The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts...

The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts...

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passions

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions