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Life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed by a desire to change his bed.

Life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed by a desire to change his bed.

"The Essence of Laughter: And Other Essays, Journals, and Letters".

Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.

Bertrand Russell (1957). “Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects”, p.110, Simon and Schuster

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires.

Bertrand Russell (1996). “The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell: A Fresh Look at Empiricism 1927-42”

It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.

Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, James Forrester, Hugh Blair, James Fordyce, William Cecil Baron Burghley (1831). “Practical Morality; Or, A Guide to Men and Manners: Consisting of Lord Chesterfield's Advice to His Son. To which is Added, a Supplement Containing Extracts from Various Books, Recommended by Lord Chesterfield to Mr. Stanhope. Together with the Polite Philosopher; Or, An Essay on the Art which Makes a Man Hapopy in Himself, and Agreeable to Others; Dr. Blair's Advice to Youth; Dr. Fordyce on Honour as a Principle; Lord Burghley's Ten Percepts to His Son; Dr. Franklin's Way to Wealth; and Pope's Universal Prayer”, p.175

When desire dies, fear is born.

Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.115, Shambhala Publications

If there is nothing left to desire, there is everything to fear, an unhappy state of happiness.

Baltasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracián y Morales (2004). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.115, Shambhala Publications

Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.

"Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 148-49, Annales, XXX. 9, 1922.

Can one desire too much of a good thing?

William Shakespeare (1860). “As You Like it”, p.79