Quote of Publilius Syrus - He has what he desires who...
Biography - Publilius Syrus:
Latin writer
*Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: -85 - Died: -43
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Syria
Born: -85 - Died: -43
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Syria
He has what he desires who can limit his desires to what is enough.
Translation
(French, Latin, German)
Quod vult habet, qui velle, quod satis est, potest.
See also...
Quotes for: Desire
My third maxim was to try always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and to alter my desires rather than change the order of the world.
This is that human freedom, which all boast that they possess, and which consists solely in the fact, that men are conscious of their own desire, but are ignorant of the causes whereby that desire has been determined.
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