Muslims must be in control of their passions and desires. And this public Passion must be Superior to all private Passions. The spirited soul also contained our passions, such as anger. They believe that these excite damaging passions. The father leads a colourful life indulging his sexual passions. He hoped to curb separatist tendencies and mitigate nationalist passions. Politics was one of his lifetime passions. Although often requested to write poems arousing nationalist passions, Goethe would always decline. Elizabeth managed to moderate and quell the intense religious passions of the time. Conversely, men were intellectual and in control of their passions. He lists cooking as one of his greatest passions. It was the feeling with the passions of others. One of his greatest passions is football. This became one of his passions in his research and thought. Stoner has two primary passions&colon; knowledge and love.