#desires

Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations. ↗

— Aulus Persius Flaccus

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Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

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Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires. ↗

— Augustine of Hippo

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Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment. ↗

— Irving Babbitt

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Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. ↗

— William Blake

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Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. ↗

— William Blake

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He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. ↗

— William Blake

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If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. ↗

— Epicurus

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Whatever it is your heart desires, please go for it, it's yours to have. ↗

— Gloria Estefan

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Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has claimed the mantle, even while lacking two ingredients of an electoral mandate: a landslide victory and a specific agenda. ↗

— Ron Fournier

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