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Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Desire (Noun)

The passions and desires, like the two twists of rope, mutually mix one with the other, and twine inextricably round the heart; producing good, if moderately indulged; but certain destruction, if suffered to become inordinate.
—Robert Burton