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Appetite Quote by Rumi

“To change, you must face the dragon of your appetites with another dragon: the life-energy of the soul.” quote by Rumi — Download Open image

“To change, you must face the dragon of your appetites with another dragon: the life-energy of the soul.”

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I could not limit my values and pursuits to what makes others comfortable. Being possessed by a promise I live without options. I will…

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the appetite for thinking must be regulated, as all sensible people know, for it may stifle one's life.

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The more perfect the sight is the more delightful the beautiful object. The more perfect the appetite, the sweeter the food. The more musical…

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If I had been an Italian I am sure that I should have been whole-heartedly with you from the start to finish in your…

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It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion.

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My curiosity and my appetite for evolving as an actor is one of the main components of me still working today in the business.

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I have a strong appetite and its not for food.

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The plain fact is that education is itself a form of propaganda - a deliberate scheme to outfit the pupil, not with the capacity…

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If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.

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Robert Green Ingersoll

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