“Softly! Softly! I want none but the judges to hear me. The Jews have already gotten me into a fine mess, as they have many other gentleman. I have no desire to furnish further grist for their mills.”
“Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth.”
“Let your desires be ruled by reason.”
“Let reason govern desire.”
“The thirst of desire is never filled, nor fully satisfied.”
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