"Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou……" — Richard Francis Burton
"Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own."
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19 Quotes by Richard Francis Burton
Richard Francis Burton has 19 quotes on this site.
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The dearest ambition of a slave is not liberty, but to have a slave of his own.
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One cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.
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Travellers, like poets, are mostly an angry race: by falling into a daily fit of passion, I proved to the…
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Of the gladdest moments in human life...is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands.
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Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know.
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Do what thy manhood bids thee do.
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If you can’t laugh together in bed, the chances are you are incompatible, anyway. I’d rather hear a girl laugh…
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Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause. He noblest lives and noblest dies who…
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Of the gladdest moments in human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off…
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I'd like to be born the son of a duke with 90,000 pounds a year, on an enormous estate.... And…
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Home is where the books are
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Reason is Life's sole arbiter, themagic Laby'rinth's single clue...
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More Appetite Quotes
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Even in the centuries which appear to us to be the most monstrous and foolish, the immortal appetite for beauty…
— Charles Baudelaire
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The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a perpetual call upon them to…
— Joseph Addison
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In every language you can imagine, I've had people say 'Appetite For Destruction' is the soundtrack to their lives. I…
— Steven Adler
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Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any…
— Eli Broad
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To give money to a woman - and here I must speak as a man - is to deny her…
— James Buchan
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I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone.
— Lord Byron
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My curiosity and my appetite for evolving as an actor is one of the main components of me still working…
— Kim Cattrall
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I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the…
— Lord Chesterfield
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Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment.
— Emile M. Cioran
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It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom & passion.
— Steve Winwood
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The most innovative designers consciously reject the standard option box and cultivate an appetite for thinking wrong.
— Marty Neumeier
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I thought that conclusion that we leaped to right after the election, that has been disproven statistically so many times,…
— Steve King
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