It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

压抑最初的欲望比满足随之而来的欲望要容易得多。

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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.

渴望被他的同伴们观察、考虑、尊重、赞扬、喜爱和钦佩,这是人类心灵中发现的最早也是最敏锐的性情之一。

I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.

我希望我的愿望永远比我能完成的更多。