We assert then that nothing has been accomplished without interest on the part of the actors; and — if interest be called passion, inasmuch as the whole individuality, to the neglect of all other actual or possible interests and claims, is devoted to an object with every fibre of volition, concentrating all its desires and powers upon it — we may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the World has been accomplished without passion.
• Variant translation: We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without enthusiasm.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We assert then that nothing has been accomplished without interest on the part of the actors; and — if interest be called passion, inasmuch as the whole individuality, to the neglect of all other actual or possible interests and claims, is devoted to an object with every fibre of volition, concentrating all its desires and powers upon it — we may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the World has been accomplished without passion.
• Variant translation: We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without enthusiasm." in the context of "Often abbreviated to: Nothing great in the World has been accomplished without passion." to mean that wisdom is timeless.