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I am no longer sure of anything. If I satiate my desires, I sin but I deliver myself from them; if I refuse to satisfy them, they infect the whole soul
Desire is the very essence of man
I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires
Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods
When desire dies, fear is born
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man
As a general thing we obtain very surely and very speedily what we are not too anxious to obtain
Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?
All human activity is prompted by desire
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