Quote by Alexander Herzen

You can no more bridle passions with logic than you can justify them in the law courts. Passions are facts and not dogmas.

You can no more bridle passions with logic than you can just

Summary

This quote suggests that attempts to control or suppress one's passions through logical reasoning are futile and ineffective. Passionate emotions such as desire, love, or anger are considered as real and undeniable aspects of human nature. They cannot be restrained or justified solely based on intellectual arguments or legal systems. Instead, passions are seen as genuine experiences that must be acknowledged and understood as an integral part of being human, rather than mere ideologies that can be argued or refuted.

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Passion

By Alexander Herzen

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