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Stoicism2 quotes
Subdue your appetites my dears, and you've conquered human nature. — Charles Dickens · 1838The Stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. — Jonathan Swift · 1711Appetite1 quote
Subdue your appetites my dears, and you've conquered human nature. — Charles Dickens · 1838Asceticism1 quote
The Stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. — Jonathan Swift · 1711Human nature1 quote
Subdue your appetites my dears, and you've conquered human nature. — Charles Dickens · 1838Self-control1 quote
Subdue your appetites my dears, and you've conquered human nature. — Charles Dickens · 1838Self-deprivation1 quote
The Stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. — Jonathan Swift · 1711