No passion is stronger in the breast of man than the desire to make others believe as he believes. Nothing so cuts at the root of his happiness and f… - Virginia Woolf

" "

No passion is stronger in the breast of man than the desire to make others believe as he believes. Nothing so cuts at the root of his happiness and fills him with rage as the sense that another rates low what he prizes high. Whigs and Tories, Liberal party and Labour party — for what do they battle except their own prestige?

English
Collect this quote

About Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf (25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941), born Adeline Virginia Stephen, was a British writer who is considered to be one of the foremost modernist/feminist literary figures of the twentieth century.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Birth Name: Adeline Virginia Stephen
Alternative Names: Virginia Stephen • Adeline Virginia Woolf • Virginia Adeline Woolf • Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf • Virginia Stephen Woolf
All quotes from Virginia Woolf Similar Quotes by other Originators
Go Premium

Support Quotewise while enjoying an ad-free experience and premium features.

View Plans

Shorter versions of this quote

Originators like Virginia Woolf:
E. M. Forster Vladimir Nabokov Joyce Carol Oates Henry James Margaret Atwood

Additional quotes by Virginia Woolf

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Add semantic quote search to your AI assistant via MCP. One command setup.

Set Up MCP
The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.
confidence
Find Similar