For fortune having hitherto seconded him in his designs, made him resolute and firm in his opinions, and the boldness of his temper raised a sort of passion in him for surmounting difficulties; as if it were not enough to be always victorious in the field, unless places and seasons and nature herself submitted to him. Plutarch
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When men are resolute in their opinions, it is considered as a sort of passion in them. This passion, in the opinion of others, makes them bold and daring.

Source: Plutarchs Lives, Vol 2

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