4 Benjamin Disraeli Quotes on Passion

Benjamin Disraeli quotes on passion

80. Man is not a rational animal. He is only truly good or great when he acts from passion.

125. It was not reason that besieged Troy; it was not reason that sent forth the Saracen from the desert to conquer the world; that inspired the crusades; that instituted the monastic orders; it was not reason that produced the Jesuits; above all, it was not reason that created the French Revolution. Man is only great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination.

129. Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervour.

246. Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.