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Want is one only of five giants on the road of reconstruction; the

Want is one only of five giants on the road of reconstruction; the others are Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness. – Baron William Henry Beveridge

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Unbridled gratification produces unbridled desire. – Proverb

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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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The desire of the lazy kill him; for his hands refuse to labor. Proverbs 21:25 – Bible

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