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We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
The desire of the moth for the star,
Of the night for the morrow,
The devotion to read more
The desire of the moth for the star,
Of the night for the morrow,
The devotion to something afar
From the sphere of our sorrow.
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of read more
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.
The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.
All human activity is prompted by desire.
All human activity is prompted by desire.
You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.
You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul
after thee, O God.
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul
after thee, O God.
It's so much better to desire than to have. . . . The moment of desire, when you know something read more
It's so much better to desire than to have. . . . The moment of desire, when you know something is going to happen -- that's the most exalting.
