Only passions can raise a man above the level of the animal.
Andre Maurois
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We are constantly railing against the passions; we ascribe to them all of man’s afflictions, and we forget that they are also the source of all his pleasures … But what provokes me is that only their adverse side is considered … and yet only passions, and great passions, can raise the soul to great things. Without them there is no sublimity, either in morals or in creativity. Art returns to infancy, and virtue becomes small-minded.
Denis Diderot
In addition to the animal essence, we have something that is above animal existence. This something is called our egoism. It is based on our aspirations to wealth, honor, fame, power, and knowledge. Animals do not have these aspirations [...] — envy, inclination to pleasures, and aspiration to honor. These aspirations bring a person to a level above the animal. Since they are above animal qualities, these aspirations and qualities are praiseworthy. On the other hand, their common natural utilization puts us below all other levels [i.e. still, vegetative, and animate].
Yehuda Ashlag
Progress is evident, all the tasks presented to the participants of the military exercises were accomplished. The exercises were primarily directed at the improvement of Officers’ skills and rise of the level of cooperation between different divisions. During the military exercises, we also managed to raise the level of field preparedness of the staff.
Seyran Ohanyan
The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of bourgeois stupidity.
Gustave Flaubert
To be first in the Middle East is not enough. We must raise ourselves to the level of a great world power.
Muhammad Reza Pahlavi
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