“Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet, sprung from high, is of celestial seed: In God 'tisglory; and when men aspire, 'Tis but a spark too much of heavenly fire.” MenEarthDesireFireToo MuchSeedsHeavenlyWeedSparksAspireViciousCelestialSprung Author:John Dryden
“A single spark of occasion discharges the child of passions into a thousand crackers of desire.” ChildrenDesirePassionThousandOccasionsSparksDischargeCrackers Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater