daily contemplation

"Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man."

~ Democritus

"Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil."

~ Swami Sivananda

"No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks."

~ James Allen