Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own.
— Sir Richard Francis Burton, born on this date in 1821
Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own.
like waking up in old age to discover that you've lived someone else's life
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