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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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Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. – William Blake

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But I say to you, that every one who looks on a woman to lust for her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matthew 5:28 – 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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How badly do you want it? – George E. Allen

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Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth. – Katherine Mansfield

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For the rational, psychologically healthy man, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate his control over reality. For the neurotic, the desire for pleasure is the desire to escape from reality. – Nathaniel Branden

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