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You are one corrupt, perfectly white flower, yearning for its own reflection, in the calm waters ↗

— Die

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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. ↗

— Aristotle

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Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. ↗

— Aristotle

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He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity. ↗

— Mikhail Bakunin

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On the other hand in London you can get an audience that desires dance to go as far as it can go: they've seen the bricks of ideas built over a period so therefore there is an acceptance of what otherwise might seem out on a limb. ↗

— Siobhan Davies

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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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Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Music is the career I'm lucky enough to get paid for, but I have other desires and passions. ↗

— Layne Staley

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