Quote of Benjamin Disraeli - Man is only truly great when...
Biography - Benjamin Disraeli:
British politician, who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Born: 1804 - Died: 1881
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Born: 1804 - Died: 1881
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes about passion:
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
All men are liable to error and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.
The time at our disposal each day is elastic the passions we feel dilate it, those that inspire us shrink it, and habit fills it.
Intelligence is the eye of the soul, not its strength. Its strength is in the heart, that is, in the passions.
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