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If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it.
If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it.
It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the read more
It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.
From each according to his faculties; to each according to his needs.
From each according to his faculties; to each according to his needs.
Make yourself necessary to somebody.
Make yourself necessary to somebody.
A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times
A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times
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.
A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it.
A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it.
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?
It is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
It is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
