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by Aries RSA on December 18th, 2009
I think it's like the dog chasing the car. I has no real desire to catch the car but enjoys chasing it non the less.
by Aristocles on December 18th, 2009
It probably stems from the simple observation that people often speak highly of the things they want, but seldom of the things they have. A thing you desire to have has an unknown number of possibilities; a thing you have has a known number of possibilities. In other words, it's a downgrade. Once those things are yours, their limitations and utilities and consequences of having them are fully realized, and your optimistic, wishful speculation of their possible greatness is no more.
Is failure a miscalculated success?
by ₵ѺҒғϵέʗƲǷ on January 28th, 2012
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"Be weak if you want to love" -- But isn't love not for the faint-hearted? Do you agree with that?
by ₵ѺҒғϵέʗƲǷ on January 28th, 2012
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Whose Love gives you Hope?
by anil m on February 1st, 2012
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What is your thought on this quote - Assume nothing. Question everything. Challenge the opposition?
by anil m on January 29th, 2012
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What generates hate?
by ₵ѺҒғϵέʗƲǷ on January 28th, 2012
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You're reading "Ultimately one loves one's desires and not that which is desired. "Friedrich Nietzsche What does Friedrich Nietzsche mean by this?
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