Desire is the essence of a man.

Desire is the essence of a man.

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.

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 grow like flowers, and bear desire,
The odor of the human flowers.

We grow like flowers, and bear desire,
The odor of the human flowers.

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 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.

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

By annihilating the desires, you annihilate the mind. Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor read more

By annihilating the desires, you annihilate the mind. Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.