Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. – William Blake Category: Desires
I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for me what thou knowest to be best and do not put my perdition in what my autonomy and free choice prefer. – Bayazid Al-Bistami Category: Desires
The desire of the lazy kill him; for his hands refuse to labor. Proverbs 21:25 – Bible Category: Desires
I got nothing against no Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger. – Muhammad Ali, 1967, refusing to fight in Vietnam Category: Racism
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. – Octavio Paz Category: alone
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. – Benjamin Franklin Category: Sincerity
