“O love, whose lordly hand Has bridled my desires, And raised my hunger and my thirst To dignity and pride, Let not the strong in me and the constant Eat the bread or drink the wine That tempt my weaker self. Let me rather starve, And let my heart parch with thirst, And let me die and perish, Ere I stretch my hand To a cup you did not fill, Or a bowl you did not bless.” HeartSelfHandsDesireDiesStrongPrideMy HeartDrinkDignityLet MeWineConstantRaisedHungerBreadCupsBlessBowlsThirstDignity And Pride Author:Khalil Gibran
“I've wandered over many lands, and reaped withal no fruit, I've laid my pride of rank aside, and pressed my baffled suit, At stranger boards, like shameless crow, I've eaten bitter bread, But fierce Desire, that raging fire, still clamours to be fed.” StillsDesireFireLandPrideFruitStrangerRageBreadBitterSuitsBoardsFedsFierceCrowShamelessBaffledClamour Author:Bhartrhari
“The dead are happy, having no desire. I rise and fall, and rise and fall again, Something is in me, famishing for bread, Baffled and unappeasable as fire.” DesireFallFireBreadRise And FallBaffled Book:The collected works of Arthur Symons Source: The collected works of Arthur Symons