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It requires an active, a bold, a nimble, a restless mind: a thousand difficulties must be contemn'd with which a mean heart would be broken: many attempts must be made to no purpose: much Treasure must sometimes be scatter'd without any return: much violence, and vigour of thoughts must attend it: some irregularities, and excesses must be granted it, that would hardly be pardon'd by the severe Rules of Prudence.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[84],{"id":85,"tag":86},5541196,{"id":87,"tag_name":88},352,"science",{"id":90,"quote_text":91,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":92,"source":93,"quote_tag":94,"commentary":100},2562169,"Passion is the great mover and spring of the soul. When men’s passions are strongest, they may have great and noble effects; but they are then also apt to fall into the greatest miscarriages.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[95],{"id":96,"tag":97},5541188,{"id":98,"tag_name":99},1962,"spring","**The Backstory**\nThis quote is attributed to Thomas Sprat, an English historian and scholar, who wrote it in his 1667 book \"The History of the Royal Society\". At the time, Sprat was reflecting on the role of passion in scientific inquiry and the potential pitfalls of unchecked emotional fervor. As a historian of the Royal Society, Sprat was grappling with the challenges of balancing intellectual rigor with the intense passions that often drive scientific discovery.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a profound paradox: that the very quality that can lead to great achievements - passion - is also the source of catastrophic failures. 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