Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Oh! could I throw aside these earthly bands
That tie me down where wretched mortals sigh--
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Oh! could I throw aside these earthly bands
That tie me down where wretched mortals sigh--
To join blest spirits in celestial lands!

We pursue that which retreats from us.

We pursue that which retreats from us.

The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.

The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.

More than we use is more than we want.

More than we use is more than we want.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

We grow like flowers, and bear desire,
The odor of the human flowers.

We grow like flowers, and bear desire,
The odor of the human flowers.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Desire is the essence of a man.

All human activity is prompted by desire.

All human activity is prompted by desire.