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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.
The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.
The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.
All human activity is prompted by desire.
All human activity is prompted by desire.
What man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.
What man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.
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.
Passing into higher forms of desire, that which slumbered in the
plant, and fitfully stirred in the beast, awakes read more
Passing into higher forms of desire, that which slumbered in the
plant, and fitfully stirred in the beast, awakes in the man.
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.
We pursue that which retreats from us.
We pursue that which retreats from us.
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of read more
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
