emotion Quotes

Not every action or emotion however admits of the observance of a due mean. Indeed the very names of some directly imply evil, for instance malice, shamelessness, envy, and, of actions, adultery, theft, murder. All these and similar actions and... ...

He overcomes a stout enemy who overcomes his own anger.

The true end of tragedy is to purify the passions.

Jealousy is a feeling reasonable people have to get good things for themselves, but envy is a bad feeling where someone doesn't want their neighbor to have good things.

Of means of persuading by speaking there are three species: some consist in the character of the speaker; others in the disposing the hearer a certain way; others in the thing itself which is said, by reason of its proving,... ...

Our opinions change when we are happy and friendly compared to when we are upset and hostile.

It belongs to small-mindedness to be unable to bear either honor or dishonor, either good fortune or bad, but to be filled with conceit when honored and puffed up by trifling good fortune, and to be unable to bear even... ...

The angry man wishes the object of his anger to suffer in return; hatred wishes its object not to exist.

Anger is always concerned with individuals, ... whereas hatred is directed also against classes: we all hate any thief and any informer. Moreover, anger can be cured by time; but hatred cannot. The one aims at giving pain to its... ...

All human actions are caused by one or more of these seven things: chance, nature, force, habit, reason, strong emotion, or desire.