Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?

Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?

Methinks I have a great desire to a bottle of hay. Good hay,
sweet hay, hath no fellow.

Methinks I have a great desire to a bottle of hay. Good hay,
sweet hay, hath no fellow.

Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.

Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.

We pursue that which retreats from us.

We pursue that which retreats from us.

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.rn

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.rn

Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?

Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?

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.

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most

It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most