Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people.
Desire of having is the sin of covetousness.
He who truly believes that which prompts him to an action has looked upon the action to lust after it, he has committed it already in his heart.
Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire.
Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.
He who seeks truth shall find beauty. He who seeks beauty shall find vanity. He who seeks order shall find gratification. He who seeks gratification shall be disappointed. He who considers himself the servant of his fellow beings shall find the joy of self-expression. He who seeks self-expression shall fall into the pit of arrogance.
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou has passed through.
It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.
Lust's passion will be served; it demands, it militates, it tyrannizes.