“Tut, man, one fire burns out another's burning; One pain is less'ned by another's anguish; Turn giddy, and be holp by backward turning; One desperate grief cures with another's languish.” MenPainTurnsGriefFireCuresBurningDesperateAnguishBurn OutGiddyLanguish Book:CliffsComplete Romeo and Juliet Source: CliffsComplete Romeo and Juliet
“He who knows how to wait for what he desires does not feel very desperate if he fails in obtaining it; and he, on the contrary, who is very impatient in procuring a certain thing, takes so much pains about it, that, even when he is successful, he does not think himself sufficiently rewarded.” IfsThinkingKnowsFeelsDoePainDesireCertainWaitingKnow HowSuccessfulFailingContraryDesperateImpatientObtaining Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Tantra is for the desperate. Unless you've really experienced pain and suffering, tantra won't work. Unless you've really experienced exultation and ecstasy, tantra won't work.” PhilosophyPainSufferingDesperateEcstasyTantraPain And Suffering Author:Frederick Lenz
“I thought it must be desperate to be old. To wake up in the morning and remember that you were ancient - and so behave that way. I thought old people were full of aches and pains and horrible illnesses.” PeopleWayPainRememberMorningWake UpAncientIllnessHorribleBehaveDesperateOld PeopleAcheAches And Pains Author:Maeve Binchy