"Knowledge both enlarges and multiplies our Desires, and the fewer things a Man wishes for, the more easily his Necessities may be supply'd."

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Source : Bernard de Mandeville (1723). “The Fable of the Bees”, p.154, Jazzybee Verlag

Bernard de Mandeville

#Men Quotes #Wish Quotes #Desire Quotes

“For decades to come the spy world will continue to be the collective couch where the subconscious of each nation is confessed.”
“It's so important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it, under any circumstances. Because if you believe you can, then you really will. That belief just keeps you searching for the answers, and then pretty soon you get it.”
“If any thing can be predicated as universally true of uncultivated man, it is that he will not labour beyond what is absolutely necessary to maintain his existence.”
“Marianne Dashwood looks at gray skies and sees blue. That's all very well, and it's not something you ever want entirely to lose. But you must lose a little of it; otherwise you're going to get wet.”
“I like taking risks and I decided to put every bit of me into the role.”
“A man who was loved by 300 woman singled me out to live with him. Why? I was the only one without a cat.”
“Sometimes I wish that there were a way to let people know that just because I live in a world without rules, and in a life that is lawless, doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt so bad the morning after.”
“Oh, are we at the insult part of the breakup?" she says. "Because I got in a lot of practice after what happened with Will. I have several choice things to say about her nose.”

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