emotion quotes from influential philosophers, authors and people
"There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy."
362
"Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge."
643
"Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses."
962
"In our culture we tend to equate thinking and intellectual powers with success and achievement. In many ways, however, it is an emotional quality that separates those who master a field from the many who simply work at a job."
123
"Our levels of desire, patience, persistence, and confidence end up playing a much larger role in success than shear reasoning powers."
124
"When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are."
156
"It is probable that one form of neurosis is conditioned by the predominance of secrets, and another by the predominance of restrained emotions."
352
"We often contradict an opinion for no other reason than that we do not like the tone in which it is expressed."
361
"Love is not an emotion, it is your very existence."
405
"Love is a decision. Not an emotion."
530
"Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways."
565
"Emotional control isn’t a lack of emotion; it’s a necessary function of maturity."
826
"The hallmark of a real man is controlling himself, controlling his emotions, and acting appropriately regardless of how he feels."
851
"Unhealthy love is based on two people trying to escape their problems through their emotions for each other—in other words, they’re using each other as an escape. Healthy love is based on two people acknowledging and addressing their own problems with each other’s support."
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