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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
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.
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
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few 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.
The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.
The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.
There are two tragedies in life. One is not get your heart's desire. The other is to get it.
There are two tragedies in life. One is not get your heart's desire. The other is to get 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.