Beauty and desire to possess have driven men mad for centuries.

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"Beauty and desire to possess have driven men mad for centuries". In the quotation, the author draws a connection between beauty and desire to possess. In other words, people are driven mad by the pursuit of beauty and the desire of possession. This is especially true in times where there is a scarcity of women or a lack of wealth.

Source: The Improbability Of Love

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1. Beauty and desire to possess have driven men mad for centuries.

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2. Beauty and desire to possess have driven men mad for centuries. Add a hundred and twenty billion dollars annually to that equation and you have serious trouble.

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