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John Locke
An essay concerning human understanding

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desires

   Book,  Chapter
1 Read | committed in the former. He desires too, that it should be known 2 I, II | restraint to these exorbitant desires, which they cannot be but 3 II, XXI| very simple act, whosoever desires to understand what it is, 4 II, XXI| in his stomach removed, desires to be eased too of the pain 5 II, XXI| thirst, and other natural desires, that return at their seasons, 6 II, XXI| prevailing uneasiness of their desires, let loose after the enjoyments 7 II, XXI| successive uneasiness of our desires pursuing trifles. But, though 8 II, XXI| distracted with different desires, the next inquiry naturally 9 II, XXI| appearance, excites not a man’s desires who looks not on it to make 10 II, XXI| constantly pursues, and desires what makes any part of it: 11 II, XXI| of his happiness, their desires are not moved, but each 12 II, XXI| does not always raise men’s desires in proportion to the greatness 13 II, XXI| necessary part of it,—their desires are not moved by this greater 14 II, XXI| thousand other irregular desires, which custom has made natural 15 II, XXI| of our natural or adopted desires, but a constant succession 16 II, XXI| in our power to raise our desires in a due proportion to the 17 II, XXI| yet till it has raised desires in our minds, and thereby 18 II, XXI| the multitude of wants and desires we are beset with in this 19 II, XXI| satisfaction of any of its desires; and so all, one after another; 20 II, XXI| and which, as such, our desires always follow, the more 21 II, XXI| the satisfaction of our desires in particular cases.~53. 22 II, XXI| That they can suspend their desires, and stop them from determining 23 II, XXI| hasty compliance with our desires, the moderation and restraint 24 II, XXI| reason, why, though all men’s desires tend to happiness, yet they 25 II, XXI| good, to raise in himself desires of them strong enough to 26 II, XXI| temptation.”~(2) From wrong desires arising from wrong judgments. 27 II, XXI| uneasinesses arise from our desires of absent good; which desires 28 II, XXI| desires of absent good; which desires always bear proportion to, 29 II, XXI| and evil, whereby their desires are misled. For, as to present 30 II, XXI| past and cease to be; our desires look beyond our present 31 II, XXI| the determination of such desires, is left to the pursuit 32 II, XXI| to be represented to our desires under deceitful appearances: 33 II, XXI| is a proper object of our desires, and apt to move a creature 34 II, XXI| another; we do not fix our desires on every apparent greater 35 III, VI | his thoughts to Eve, and desires her to take care that Adah 36 IV, XII| angles or figures of which he desires to know anything, is utterly


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