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 366. If thou love righteousness, flee from desire : for desire is a snare and a disappointment.

367. If a man cutteth off utterly all his desires, salvation shall come to him by any path that he commandeth to it.

368. He that hath no desires hath no grief: but ills on ills descend on the man that hankereth after things.

369. Even here a man shall have everlasting joy if he killeth that greatest misery of all, desire.

370. Desire is never filled: but if a man giveth it up he attaineth perfection even at that very moment.

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