Émile Chartier Quote

Aristotle's pupil already realized that we have no power at all over our passions as long as we do not know their true causes. Many men have refuted fear, and with sound arguments. But a man who is afraid does not listen to arguments; he listens to the beating of his heart and the pulsating of his blood.


Bucephalus - Alain On Happiness (1973)


Aristotle's pupil already realized that we have no power at all over our passions as long as we do not know their true causes. Many men have refuted...

Aristotle's pupil already realized that we have no power at all over our passions as long as we do not know their true causes. Many men have refuted...

Aristotle's pupil already realized that we have no power at all over our passions as long as we do not know their true causes. Many men have refuted...

Aristotle's pupil already realized that we have no power at all over our passions as long as we do not know their true causes. Many men have refuted...