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We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes.
We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes.
Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?
Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?
Love is the rose. Lust is the thorn.
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Love is the rose. Lust is the thorn.
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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.]
When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou have passed through. Forbearance is the root read more
When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou have passed through. Forbearance is the root of all quietness and assurance forever.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.
We pursue that which retreats from us.
We pursue that which retreats from us.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.
Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.