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We pursue that which retreats from us.
We pursue that which retreats from us.
We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those
denied us.
[Lat., Nitimur in vetitum semper, cupimusque read more
We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those
denied us.
[Lat., Nitimur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata.]
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?
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!
Love is the rose. Lust is the thorn.
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Love is the rose. Lust is the thorn.
http://www.sathyasai.org.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?
Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?
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.]
