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Naked I seek the camp of those who desire nothing.
[Lat., Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peti.]
Naked I seek the camp of those who desire nothing.
[Lat., Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peti.]
He that flatters you more than you desire either has deceived you or wishes to deceive.
He that flatters you more than you desire either has deceived you or wishes to deceive.
Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
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.
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.
Desire, like the atom, is explosive with creative force.
Desire, like the atom, is explosive with creative force.
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?
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.
A want becomes a have with time.
A want becomes a have with time.