A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks.


Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919) - Journal

Henri-Frédéric Amiel Quotes

A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks.

A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks.

A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks.

A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow from the iron to give forth sparks.