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  • The wise man will love; all others will desire.

    Afranius

    One must not lose desires. They are mighty1 stimulants2 to creativeness, to love, and to long life.

    Alexander A. Bogomoletz

    Man is an animal which, alone among the animals, refuses to be satisfied by the fulfilment of animal desires.

    Alexander Graham Bell (1847 - 1922)

    Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.

    Arab Proverb

    Again, men in general desire the good, and not merely what their fathers had.

    Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Politics

    I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies.

    Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), In Stobaeus, Florilegium

    It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.

    Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Politics

    How helpless we are, like netted birds, when we are caught by desire!

    Belva Plain

    If you greatly desire something, have the guts3 to stake everything on obtaining it.

    Brendan Francis

    In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honour, command, power, and glory.

    Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)

    Let your desires be ruled by reason.

    (Appetitus Rationi Pareat)

    Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)

    He who desires is always poor.

    Claudianus

    While we don't have much say over the desires that we have, we certainly can decide which we prefer-and then search for ways to act on that basis.

    Daniel Akst, We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess, 2011

    There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it.

    George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), "Man and Superman" (1903), act 4

    If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel4 it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.

    George Washington (1732 - 1799), Fifth annual address to Congress, December 13, 1793

    Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied.

    Henry George (1839 - 1897)

    Manifest plainness,

    Embrace simplicity5,

    Reduce selfishness,

    Have few desires.

    Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu

    There is no calamity6 greater than lavish7 desires.

    There is no greater guilt8 than discontentment.

    And there is no greater disaster than greed.

    Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu

    Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.

    Lois McMaster Bujold, "Memory", 1996

    One must desire something to be alive.

    Margaret Deland, O Magazine, September 2002

    A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.

    Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), Following the Equator

    When you relinquish9 the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.

    Nicole Kidman, in The Scotsman

    Desires are only the lack of something: and those who have the greatest desires are in a worse condition than those who have none, or very slight ones.

    Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)

    We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to have.

    Publilius Syrus (~100 BC), Maxims10

    Desire creates the power.

    Raymond Holliwell

    Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize11 the soul.

    Rebecca West (1892 - 1983)

    What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire.

    Stanley Kunitz, O Magazine, September 2003

    Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

    William Blake (1757 - 1827), The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (c. 1790-1793)

    Every man has business and desire,

    Such as it is.

    William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "Hamlet", Act 1 scene 5

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    1 mighty [ˈmaɪti] YDWxl   第7级
    adj.强有力的;巨大的
    参考例句:
    • A mighty force was about to break loose. 一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
    • The mighty iceberg came into view. 巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
    2 stimulants ['stɪmjʊlənts] dbf97919d8c4d368bccf513bd2087c54   第9级
    n.兴奋剂( stimulant的名词复数 );含兴奋剂的饮料;刺激物;激励物
    参考例句:
    • Coffee and tea are mild stimulants. 咖啡和茶是轻度兴奋剂。
    • At lower concentrations they may even be stimulants of cell division. 在浓度较低时,它们甚至能促进细胞分裂。 来自辞典例句
    3 guts [gʌts] Yraziv   第7级
    v.狼吞虎咽,贪婪地吃,飞碟游戏(比赛双方每组5人,相距15码,互相掷接飞碟);毁坏(建筑物等)的内部( gut的第三人称单数 );取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 );内脏;消化道的下段;肠
    参考例句:
    • I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净,我只需烧一下即可。
    • Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    4 repel [rɪˈpel] 1BHzf   第7级
    vt.击退,抵制,拒绝,排斥
    参考例句:
    • A country must have the will to repel any invader. 一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。
    • Particles with similar electric charges repel each other. 电荷同性的分子互相排斥。
    5 simplicity [sɪmˈplɪsəti] Vryyv   第7级
    n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
    参考例句:
    • She dressed with elegant simplicity. 她穿着朴素高雅。
    • The beauty of this plan is its simplicity. 简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。
    6 calamity [kəˈlæməti] nsizM   第7级
    n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件
    参考例句:
    • Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us. 再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
    • The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity. 偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难。
    7 lavish [ˈlævɪʃ] h1Uxz   第7级
    adj.无节制的;浪费的;vt.慷慨地给予,挥霍
    参考例句:
    • He despised people who were lavish with their praises. 他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
    • The sets and costumes are lavish. 布景和服装极尽奢华。
    8 guilt [gɪlt] 9e6xr   第7级
    n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责
    参考例句:
    • She tried to cover up her guilt by lying. 她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
    • Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork. 别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。
    9 relinquish [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] 4Bazt   第8级
    vt.放弃,撤回,让与,放手
    参考例句:
    • He was forced to relinquish control of the company. 他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
    • They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence. 他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。
    10 maxims [ˈmæksɪmz] aa76c066930d237742b409ad104a416f   第8级
    n.格言,座右铭( maxim的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • Courts also draw freely on traditional maxims of construction. 法院也自由吸收传统的解释准则。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
    • There are variant formulations of some of the maxims. 有些准则有多种表达方式。 来自辞典例句
    11 fertilize [ˈfɜ:təlaɪz] hk5x8   第8级
    vt.使受精,施肥于,使肥沃
    参考例句:
    • Fertilizer is a substance put on land to fertilize it. 肥料是施在地里使之肥沃的物质。
    • Reading will fertilize his vocabulary. 阅读会丰富他的词汇。

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