Abu Nuwas Quotes
I bought abandon dear And sold all piety for pleasure.My own free spirit I have followed,And never will I give up lust.
Abu Nuwas
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Gratitude looks to the past and love to the present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.
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Rose, oh reiner Widerspruch, Lust, Niemandes Schlaf zu sein unter soviel Lidern.
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Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them all ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.
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The celebratory spirit in Boston is unbelievable, ... But Boston being Boston, the fans aren't really happy unless they have something to complain about, and lately that's been Schilling.
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It is fine to stand upon some lofty mountain thought, and feel the spirit stretch into a view.
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You see, when you're excited, your body has trouble telling the difference between pain and pleasure.
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Tota vita nihil aliud quam ad mortem iter est.
The whole of life is nothing but a journey to death.
Seneca the Younger
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I bought abandon dear And sold all piety for pleasure.My own free spirit I have followed,And never will I give up lust.
Abu Nuwas
