By annihilating desires you annihilate the mind. Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act. | |
— Claude Adrien Helvétius | |
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Posts Tagged ‘On Desires’
Or He Could Just Be Lazy
Posted in My Journal, Quotes, tagged Claude Adrien Helvétius, My Journal, On Desires, On Motivation, Quotes on July 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Honest Wants
Posted in Investing, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Epictetus, My Journal, Napoléon Bonaparte, On Desires, On Honesty, On Remaining Poor, On Wealth, Philosophy, Quotes on June 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Contentment consists not in great wealth, but in few wants. | |
— Epictetus | |
The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man. | |
— Napoleon Bonaparte | |
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2013 | Faith, n. |
2012 | Surprise Me |
2011 | Confused With Truth |
Choose
Posted in Quotes, tagged James Allen, On Aspirations, On Desires, Quotes on November 6, 2010| Leave a Comment »
You will become as small as your controlling desire, as great as your dominant aspiration. | |
— James Allen | |
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