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If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant.
If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant.
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.
A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times
A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.
The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
It's too bad to want a thing and not be allowed it.
It's too bad to want a thing and not be allowed it.
What man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.
What man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
