The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.
—William McFee (1881–1966) English Writer
Zeal will do more than knowledge.
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830) English Essayist
I don’t know about having too much zeal; but I think it is better the pot should boil over than not boil at all.
—Anonymous
Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.
—Hosea Ballou (1771–1852) American Theologian
When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
It’s faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes life worth looking at.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–94) American Physician, Essayist
Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.
—William Shenstone (1714–63) British Poet, Landscape Gardener
Enthusiasm signifies God in us.
—Anne Louise Germaine de Stael (1766–1817) French Woman of Letters
Enthusiasts soon understand each other.
—Washington Irving (1783–1859) American Essayist, Biographer, Historian
The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies “God in us.”
—Anne Louise Germaine de Stael (1766–1817) French Woman of Letters
All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene.
—William Ellery Channing (1780–1842) American Unitarian Theologian, Poet
There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence and energy of her citizens cannot cure.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American Head of State, Military Leader
The enthusiasm of old men is singularly like that of infancy.
—Gerard de Nerval (1808–55) French Poet, Essayist, Critic
Let a man in a garret but bum with enough intensity and he will set fire to the world.
—Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900–44) French Novelist, Aviator
To burn always with this hard gem-like flame. To maintain this ecstasy, is success in life.
—Walter Pater (1839–94) English Critic, Essayist
Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating and attractive to others. They will love you for it. They will go for you and with you.
—Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) American Clergyman, Self-Help Author
Let us go singing as far as we go; the road will be less tedious.
—Virgil (70–19 BCE) Roman Poet
No person is ever good for much, that hasn’t been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.
—James Anthony Froude (1818–94) British Historian, Novelist, Biographer, Editor
Enthusiasm is very good lubrication for the mind.
—Unknown
Someone’s always saying, “It’s not whether you win or lose,” but if you feel that way, you’re as good as dead.
—James Caan (1940–2022) American Film Actor
Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
—Isaac D’Israeli (1766–1848) English Writer, Scholar
From the glow of enthusiasm I let the melody escape. I pursue it. Breathless I catch up with it. It flies again, it disappears, it plunges into a chaos of diverse emotions. I catch it again, I seize it, I embrace it with delight…. I multiply it by modulations, and at last I triumph in the first theme. There is the whole symphony.
—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) German Composer, Musician
What I do best is share my enthusiasm.
—Bill Gates (b.1955) American Businessperson, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Author
I am burning. If anyone lacks tinder, let him set his rubbish ablaze with my fire.
—Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207–73) Persian Muslim Mystic
Experience and enthusiasm are two fine business attributes seldom found in one individual.
—William Feather (1889–1981) American Publisher, Author
Oh, give us the man who sings at his work.
—Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish Historian, Essayist
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
—Denis Diderot (1713–84) French Philosopher, Writer
A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830) English Essayist
The ambitious will always be first in the crowd; he presseth forward, he looketh not behind him. More anguish is it to his mind to see one before him, than joy to leave thousands at a distance.
—Akhenaten (1378BCE–1348BCE) Egyptian Monarch, Religious Leader
Enthusiasm makes ordinary people extraordinary.
—Unknown
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