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Quotes About Emotion and Emotions

Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness. – John Sterling

To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is a great ease to a man’s heart.- Francesco Guicciardini

Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it. – Vincent Van Gogh

Men are no more immune from emotions than women; we think women are more emotional because the culture lets them give free vent to certain feelings, “feminine” ones, that is, no anger please, but it’s okay to turn on the waterworks. – Una Stannard

But are not this struggle and even the mistakes one may make better, and do they not develop us more, than if we kept systematically away from emotions? – Vincent Van Gogh

One’s suffering disappears when one lets oneself go, when one yields – even to sadness. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions that salt water has on thirst. – Walter Weckler

Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness. – John Sterling

The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy. – Jim Rohn

How much has to be explored and discarded before reaching the naked flesh of feeling. – Claude Debussy

Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue. – Andre Gide

Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf. – Jonatan Martensson

The finest emotion of which we are capable is the mystic emotion. – Albert Einstein

Sadness flowers to the next renewing joy. – Jareb Teague

As none can see the wind but in its effects on the trees, neither can we see the emotions but in their effects on the face and body. – Nathaniel LeTonnerre

Temper, if left ungoverned, governs the whole man. – Anthony Shaftesbury

Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary. – Mark Twain

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. – Isaac Asimov

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green. – Francis Bacon

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion. – Dale Carnegie

 

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  1. Lynne Namka says

    July 29, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    You have a blessed mission that you are bringing to our world. Thank you for your words of inspiration.

    My mission is helping people to live healthy and happy with their feelings. See my AngriesOut web site!

    Joi is your name and joy is your purpose.

    Lynne

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