Quotes about Emotions

There are, then, these three means of effecting persuasion. The man who is to be in command of them must, it is clear, be able (1) to reason logically, (2) to understand human character and goodness in their various forms, and (3) to understand the emotions-that is, to name them and

For though the wish for friendship comes quickly, friendship does not.

Tragedy, then, is a representation of an action that is worth serious attention, complete in itself, and of some amplitude; in language enriched by a variety of artistic devices appropriate to the several parts of the play; presented in the form of action, not narration; by means of pity and fear bringing about the purgation of such emotions.

There was nothing wrong, he reminded himself, with healthy fear; only when it escalated into panic did it become a killer.

Jealousy is a strange transformer of characters.

For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain.

Look at you. Why is the only woman you ever cared about a world-class criminal - are you a masochist?

We can't command our love, but we can our actions.

I have never loved, Watson, but if I did and if the woman I loved had met such an end, I might act even as our lawless lion-hunter has done.

She was weak and helpless, shaken in mind and nerve. It was to take her at a disadvantage to obtrude love upon her at such a time.

When we parted she was a free woman, but I could never again be a free man.

I don't know if I ever really get mad in real life.