a sage has no desire...... material wealth.
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Lao Tzu in Tao Te Ching in one of his quotes stated that “The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind” (Chapter 57). His quotes about greed wealth and desire points towards the idea that desire for material wealth is wickedness. Hence, a sage has no desire for material wealth.
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The correct word to be filled in the blank in the sentence is preposition ‘for’.
A sage has no desire for material wealth.
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When we use noun ‘desire’ in such a context, we usually use preposition ‘for’ with it.
The meaning of the sentence is: ‘A sage (a very wise person) does not aspire to collect material wealth; all his energies are focused on acquiring spiritual wealth.
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