Frenzy – Quotes

Somehow, the things my

Somehow, the things my mother wanted to do, the release in evangelism she sought with such frenzy, were transferred to me. Ethel Waters

Vehemence is the expression of a blind effort to support and uphold something that can never stand on its own. Whether it is our own meaningless self we are upholding, or some doctrine devoid of evidence, we can do it only in a frenzy of faith. Eric Hoffer

There were speeches made

There were speeches made in Congress in the very last session before the outbreak of the Rebellion, so ferocious as to show that their authors were under the influence of a real frenzy. Edward Everett

I, being born a

I, being born a woman and distressed By all the needs and notions of my kind, Am urged by your propinquity to find Your person fair, and feel a certain zest To bear your body’s weight upon my breast; So subtly is the fume of life designed, To clarify the pulse and cloud the mind, … Read more

Rage and frenzy will

Rage and frenzy will pull down more in half an hour than prudence, deliberation, and foresight can build up in a hundred years. Edmund Burke

Most writers – poets

Most writers – poets in especial – prefer having it understood that they compose by a species of fine frenzy – an ecstatic intuition – and would positively shudder at letting the public take a peep behind the scenes. Edgar Allan Poe

If greed were not

If greed were not the master of modern man, how could it be that the frenzy of economic activity does not abate as higher standards of living are attained, and that it is precisely the richest societies which pursue their economic advantage with the greatest ruthlessness? E. F. Schumacher

One\’s own free unfettered

One’s own free unfettered choice, one’s own caprice-however wild it may be, one’s own fancy worked up at times to frenzy-is that very \”most advantageous advantage\” which we have overlooked, which comes under no classification and against which all systems and theories are continually being shattered to atoms… [an]will attain his object-that is, convince himself … Read more

If there is to

If there is to be art, if there is to be any aesthetic doing and seeing, one physiological condition is indispensable: frenzy. Friedrich Nietzsche

By the cross we,

By the cross we, too, are crucified with Christ; but alive in Christ. We are no more rebels, but servants; no more servants, but sons! \”Let it be counted folly,\” says Hooker, \”or fury, or frenzy, or whatever else; it is our wisdom and our comfort. We care for no knowledge in the world but … Read more