Emotions Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about emotions.

Pythagoras of Samos

Pythagoras of Samos

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A woman's eyes have two types of tears: those of true pain and those of spite.

The human body is the carriage; the self, the man who drives it; thoughts are the reins, and feelings are the horses.

Man is a charioteer who drives a carriage pulled by two spirited horses: pleasure and duty. The skill of the charioteer lies in tempering the fiery nature of the black steed (pleasure) and harmonizing it with the white (duty) to run without losing balance.

Cold and tasteless is solace when not wrapped in some remedy.

Plautus

Plautus

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He carries a stone in one hand, and with the other, he shows the bread.

Pliny the Younger

Pliny the Younger

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The greatest number of the evils that man suffers come from man himself.

Publius Syrus

Publius Syrus

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No man is happy unless he believes himself to be so.

Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo

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Time wreaks havoc on gratitude, even more than on beauty.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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Those who truly love each other only speak to each other with their hearts.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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Envy is so thin and yellow because it bites and does not eat.

Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo

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Good advice is good, but I believe it is one of the medicines that are least used and enjoyed.