Emotions Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about emotions.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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There is nothing in the mind that has not been previously in the senses.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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The more nature inclines us to pleasures, the more prone we are to license than to decency.

Fernando Arrabal

Fernando Arrabal

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The most vulgar and least beautiful places on our body are the ones that provide pleasure.

W. H. Auden

W. H. Auden

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Evil is commonplace and always human, and it sleeps in our bed and eats at our table.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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Half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other half.

Marcel Aymé

Marcel Aymé

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Humility is the antechamber of all perfections.

Azorín

Azorín

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Of all the joys, the absurd one is the most joyful; it is the joy of children, of peasants, and of savages; that is, of all those beings who are closer to Nature than we are.

Richard Bach

Richard Bach

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If your happiness depends on what others do, I suppose you'll be in a tight spot.

Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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If one starts with certainties, they will end with doubts; but if one accepts to start with doubts, they will end with certainties.

Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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By seeking revenge, one equals oneself to their enemy; by forgiving, one shows superiority over them.

Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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A person who seeks revenge keeps their wounds open.

Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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Envy is the gnawing worm of merit and glory.