What a powerful thing to know: That one's own desires are mappable onto strangers; that what one finds in oneself will most certainly be found in The Other.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We all have different desires and needs, but if we don't discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled.
You know that we have a great variety of ways to gratify our own desires.
My desire to be valued is manifested in cultivating relationships with my friends and family.
Self-exploration is very painful, but unless you do that, you will never know who you are and who you want to be.
I sometimes wonder if the inability to find oneself makes one seek oneself in other people, in characters.
Our world is drowning in a sea of self-centeredness. You can make yourself quite unique right away by leaving this ocean of selfishness and choosing to be curious about other people.
The one self-knowledge worth having is to know one's own mind.
Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.
It's only human nature to want to know what you can do on your own or with someone else.
Knowing is the most profound kind of love, giving someone the gift of knowledge about yourself.
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