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The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.
Desire, like the atom, is explosive with creative force.
Desire, like the atom, is explosive with creative force.
Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.
Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.
Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same
inclinations.
[Lat., Velle suuum cuique est, read more
Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same
inclinations.
[Lat., Velle suuum cuique est, nec voto vivitur uno.]
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.
Give me my robe, put on my crown, I have
Immortal longings in me.
Give me my robe, put on my crown, I have
Immortal longings in me.
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of read more
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
Desire is the very essence of man.
Desire is the very essence of man.
