Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of read more

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.

Love is the rose. Lust is the thorn.
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Love is the rose. Lust is the thorn.
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As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul
after thee, O God.

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul
after thee, O God.

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.

Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?

Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?

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.

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.

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's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most

It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most