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Passions Quotes

A less flattering look at passion.

These quotes take a more skeptical view of passion than most inspirational lists, treating it as something that exaggerates by nature, and can curdle into vice or selfishness with age.

Our true passions are selfish.

Quotes by Stendhal

Traveling is one of my great passions and something I do a lot of.

Quotes by Sabrina Lloyd

Musical theater is one of my passions.

Quotes by Patrick Wilson

Countless as the sands of the sea are human passions.

Nikolai Gogol

Admitted Quotes

All passions exaggerate; and they are passions only because they do exaggerate.

Quotes by Nicolas Chamfort

In bridge clubs and in councils of state, the passions are the same.

Quotes by Mason Cooley

I tend to obsess over my passions.

Quotes by Kiesza

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

Quotes by Joseph Joubert

Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator.

Quotes by Gene Tierney

Always Quotes

Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.

Quotes by Epictetus

I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.

Quotes by Elizabeth Taylor

We are minor in everything but our passions.

Quotes by Elizabeth Bowen

Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.

Quotes by Antoine Rivarol

Passions are the gales of life.

Quotes by Alexander Pope

Frequently Asked Questions

What's unusual about these passions quotes?
They're more critical than celebratory, several treat passion as something that distorts judgment or exaggerates reality, rather than purely a positive force.
Why do people search for passions quotes?
Usually for content about motivation or self-reflection, though this set leans toward a more honest take, one that's rarely Admitted in typical inspirational lists.
Is there a quote about passion changing with age?
Yes, one argues that the same intensity read as passion in youth gets relabeled as vice once someone is older, suggesting the meaning of passion shifts entirely with age.
Do any quotes call passion selfish?
One does directly, stating that true passions are, by nature, selfish, a blunt claim compared to the usual framing of passion as purely admirable.
Is there a quote about passion and exaggeration?
Yes, one argues all passions exaggerate, and that they only qualify as passions precisely because they do exaggerate reality rather than describe it plainly.

One quote is blunt about it: passions in the young become vices in the old, a sharp reversal that reframes what passion is worth over a lifetime.