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Henri-Frederic Amiel: A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone…

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.

In today’s wordsA person without passion is only latent force, a possibility, like a stone waiting for the blow of iron to give off sparks.

Henri-Frederic AmielCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (10th ed., rev. 1919)

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