Quote by John Adams
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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The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations. – 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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The desire of the lazy kill him; for his hands refuse to labor. Proverbs 21:25 – Bible

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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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And desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets. Ecclesiastes 12:5 – Bible

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To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve. – James Allen

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I failed to make the chess team because of my height. – Woody Allen

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Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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