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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, a

A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man. – John Adams

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Vanity, I am sensible, is my cardinal vice and cardinal folly; and I am in continual danger, when in company, of being led an ignis fatuus chase by it. – John Adams

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I Pray Heaven to Bestow The Best of Blessing on THIS HOUSE, and on All that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof! – John Adams

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Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power. – John Adams

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The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul. Proverbs 13:19 – Bible

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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

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More than we use is more than we want. – Scottish Proverb

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The desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. Isaiah 26:8 – Bible

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The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess. – Christian Nestell Bovee

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The father is always a Republican toward his son, and his mother’s always a Democrat. – Robert Frost

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The earth is like a spaceship that didnt come with an operating manual. – Richard Buckminster Fuller

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Some of the things you read you get an immediate reaction to so Ive stopped reading things now. I do worry about my family though. Some people do try some nasty things to get at them and try and get a reaction from them. – Russell Crowe

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