C.N. Douglas, comp. Forty Thousand Quotations: Prose and Poetical. 1917.
Excitement
He used to raise a storm in a teapot.
Cicero.
Women of the world crave excitement.
Chamfort.
Excitement is the drunkenness of the spirits. Only calm waters reflect heaven in their bosom.
Marguerite de Valois.
Excitement is not enjoyment; in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow.
Victor Hugo.