One can imagine the look the two lovers exchanged; it was like a flame, for virtuous lovers have not a shred of hypocrisy.
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Passion is born deaf and dumb.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Passion often arises without clear communication or understanding.
This quote by Honoré De Balzac suggests that passion can be an instinctual force, emerging strongly yet lacking the ability to articulate itself clearly. It implies that when we feel passionate, we might act impulsively without fully comprehending the reasons or implications behind our feelings, emphasizing the primal nature of passion in human experience.
Themes
PassionCommunicationFeelingsEmotionUnderstanding
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about pursuing dreams.
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