Emotions Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about emotions.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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A heart is a wealth that cannot be sold or bought, but that is given.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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Being stupid, selfish, and in good health, here are the three conditions required to be happy. But if you lack the first, you are lost.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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The deepest way to feel something is to suffer for it.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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Happiness is a monstrous thing. Those who seek it find their punishment.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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The heart is a land that every passion moves, shakes, and works upon the ruins of the others.

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

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Expecting too much happiness is an obstacle to happiness.

Concepción Arenal

Concepción Arenal

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The man who is admired by the mediocre will never be capable of great things.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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If human actions can be noble, shameful, or indifferent, the same applies to the corresponding pleasures. There are pleasures that stem from noble activities, and others from shameful origins.

W. H. Auden

W. H. Auden

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Guard the moon and dismantle the sun, empty the ocean and sweep the forests; for nothing can serve any purpose anymore.

Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

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We don't let go of the dagger because we love the wound, the dagger commemorates memories that are killing us.