Every human mind is a great slumbering power until awakened by a keen desire and by definite resolution to do.

Every human mind is a great slumbering power until awakened by a keen desire and by definite resolution to do.

Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice read more

Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.

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.]

We trifle when we assign limits to our desires, since nature hath set none.

We trifle when we assign limits to our desires, since nature hath set none.

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.

Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted... unbidden... it will stir... open its jaws and read more

Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted... unbidden... it will stir... open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us... guides us... passion rules us all, and we obey. What other choice do we have? Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love... the clarity of hatred... and the ecstasy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion maybe we'd know some kind of peace... but we would be hollow... Empty rooms shuttered and dank. Without passion we'd be truly dead.

What man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.

What man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.

Desire, like the atom, is explosive with creative force.

Desire, like the atom, is explosive with creative force.

Desire is the essence of a man.

Desire is the essence of a man.