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“Desires are only the lack of something: and those who have the greatest desires are in a worse condition than those who have none, or very slight ones.” quote by Plato — Download Open image

“Desires are only the lack of something: and those who have the greatest desires are in a worse condition than those who have none, or very slight ones.”

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