"Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel"
- Voltaire
About this Quote
This quote by Voltaire is a tip that we must not attempt to suppress our enthusiasms, but rather discover to control them. He is recommending that trying to destroy our enthusiasms is an useless effort, as it is difficult to completely eradicate them. Rather, we need to aim to comprehend and manage our passions, as this is the only method to really gain from them. By managing our enthusiasms, we can use them to our advantage and make favorable contributions to our lives. Voltaire is warning us versus attempting to be too perfect, as this is a castle in the air. We must accept our passions and use them to our benefit, rather than attempting to reject them.
This quote is written / told by Voltaire between November 21, 1694 and May 30, 1778. He was a famous Writer from France.
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