Friedrich Muller Quotes on Passion (6 Quotes)

If a man is tossed about by doubts, full of strong passions, and yearning only for what is delightful, his thirst will grow more and more, and he will indeed make his fetters strong.

The five troubles or evils of the mind are passion, anger, ignorance, arrogance, pride, to anything, rejoice in freedom from attachment, whose appetites have been conquered, and who are full of light, are free (even) in this world.

The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by passion therefore a gift bestowed on the passionless brings great reward.

As rain does not break through a well-thatched house, passion will not break through a well-reflecting mind.

Those who are slaves to passions, run down with the stream (of desires), as a spider runs down the web which he has made himself when they have cut this, at last, wise people leave the world free from cares, leaving all affection behind.

As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unreflecting mind.