Walt Whitman on desire
“The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.”
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God is a mean-spirited, pugnacious bully bent on revenge against His children for failing to live up to his impossible standards.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Nothing endures but personal qualities.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I keep thinking about you every few minutes all day.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Touch me, touch the palm of your hand to my body as I pass, Be not afraid of my body.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Do anything, but let it produce joy.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman When the materials are all prepared and ready, the architects shall appear.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman And I will show of male and female that either is but the equal of the other.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Where the earth is, we are.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Where the earth is, we are.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I am not to speak to you, I am to think of you when I sit alone or wake at night alone, I am to wait, I do not doubt I am to meet you again, I am to see to it that I do not lose you.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Be curious, not judgmental.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first; Be not discouraged – keep on – there are divine things, well envelop’d; I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Pointing to another world will never stop vice among us; shedding light over this world can alone help us.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Peace is always beautiful.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman A man is a great thing upon the earth and through eternity; but every jot of the greatness of man is unfolded out of woman.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Clear and sweet is my soul, clear and sweet is all that is not my soul.
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Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson It’s been a long time since we said goodbye and yet the echoes of it are still ringing in our ears.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt We can always walk with them in the rain instead of just lending an umbrella.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh Flowers only wither to bloom again. So shall you break, only to be whole again.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya What do you do when the passion burns out? Start another fire.
Jonny OxJonny Ox To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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A man’s wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller LIFE + DESIRE = MAN; LIFE – DESIRE = GOD.
Sathya Sai BabaSathya Sai Baba We should always speak what would please the man of whom we expect a favor, like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to shoot a deer.
ChanakyaChanakya We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer Desire is storm, greed is whirlpool, pride is precipice, attachment is avalanche, ego is volcano. Discard desire and you are liberated.
Sathya Sai BabaSathya Sai Baba Low class men desire wealth;middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man’s true wealth.
ChanakyaChanakya You will always know you’re on the right path, when your desire to give up is overshadowed by your patience to persevere.
Dau VoireDau Voire Men desire to have some share in the management of public affairs chiefly on account of the importance which it gives them.
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