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41. You will not necessarily get what you desire, you will get what is appointed you.. Swahili proverb. You will not necessarily get what you desire, you will get what is appointed you.
Swahili Proverb

42. Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.. Arabian Proverb. Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.
Arabian Proverb

43. What one desires is always better than what one has.. Ethiopian Proverb. What one desires is always better than what one has.
Ethiopian Proverb

44. Darkness is the owl's desire.. American Proverb. Darkness is the owl's desire.
American Proverb

45. Delays increase desires and sometimes extinguish them.. American Proverb. Delays increase desires and sometimes extinguish them.
American Proverb

46. First deserve and then desire.. American Proverb. First deserve and then desire.
American Proverb

47. We easily disbelieve those things which we desire not.. American Proverb. We easily disbelieve those things which we desire not.
American Proverb

48. If you desire many things, many things will be seem but a few.. American Proverb. If you desire many things, many things will be seem but a few.
American Proverb

49. It's not the sin that maddens a person but the desire to do it.. Hebrew Proverb. It's not the sin that maddens a person but the desire to do it.
Hebrew Proverb

50. What is greatly desired is not believed when it comes.. Argentinean Proverb. What is greatly desired is not believed when it comes.
Argentinean Proverb

51. Desire of God and desire of man are two.. Bengali Proverb. Desire of God and desire of man are two.
Bengali Proverb

52. Often does one desire what one does not need.. Icelandic Proverb. Often does one desire what one does not need.
Icelandic Proverb

53. Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.. Latin Proverb. Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Latin Proverb

54. Desire nothing that would bring disgrace.. Latin Proverb. Desire nothing that would bring disgrace.
Latin Proverb

55. Desire of glory is the last garment that even wise men put off.. Latin Proverb. Desire of glory is the last garment that even wise men put off.
Latin Proverb

56. Desires are nourished by delays.. Latin Proverb. Desires are nourished by delays.
Latin Proverb

57. However extravagant men's desires, they hope to see them gratified.. Latin Proverb. However extravagant men's desires, they hope to see them gratified.
Latin Proverb

58. If you desire peace, be ever prepared for war.. Latin Proverb. If you desire peace, be ever prepared for war.
Latin Proverb

59. We lessen our wants by lessening our desires.. Latin Proverb. We lessen our wants by lessening our desires.
Latin Proverb

60. What is permitted us we least desire.. Latin Proverb. What is permitted us we least desire.
Latin Proverb

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