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Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than read more
Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.
Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.
Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.
What man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.
What man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
Oh! could I throw aside these earthly bands
That tie me down where wretched mortals sigh--
To read more
Oh! could I throw aside these earthly bands
That tie me down where wretched mortals sigh--
To join blest spirits in celestial lands!
All human activity is prompted by desire.
All human activity is prompted by desire.
The desire of the moth for the star,
Of the night for the morrow,
The devotion to read more
The desire of the moth for the star,
Of the night for the morrow,
The devotion to something afar
From the sphere of our sorrow.
Desire is the very essence of man.
Desire is the very essence of man.
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.