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> [“Desire by itself is not wrong. It is life itself, the urge to grow in knowledge and experience. It is the choices you make that are wrong. To imagine that some little thing—food, sex, power, fame—will make you happy is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/desire-by-itself-is-not-wrong-it-is-life-itself-the-urge-to-grow-in/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

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## More by Roger Walsh

> [“Above all, be patient. Transforming yourself and your life is a gradual process.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/above-all-be-patient-transforming-yourself-and-your-life-is-a-gradual/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

> [“Like the swan flying north in its yearly migration, the true human being moves powerfully forward in one direction, toward Truth alone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/like-the-swan-flying-north-in-its-yearly-migration-the-true-human/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

> [“Life is not always easy, but it can be ecstatic.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/life-is-not-always-easy-but-it-can-be-ecstatic/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

> [“Our lives are rich with opportunities and our challenge is to live them to the full. All of us can be the creative artists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/our-lives-are-rich-with-opportunities-and-our-challenge-is-to-live/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

> [“The inertia of a lifetime is not undone in a day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/the-inertia-of-a-lifetime-is-not-undone-in-a-day/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

> [“Renounce and rejoice!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/renounce-and-rejoice/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

> [“We keep hearing from advertisers, “You can have it all.” What they don’t tell us is that having it all is never enough.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/we-keep-hearing-from-advertisers-you-can-have-it-all-what-they-don-t/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

> [“we are not only more than we imagined but more than we can imagine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/we-are-not-only-more-than-we-imagined-but-more-than-we-can-imagine/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

> [“We have underestimated ourselves tragically. We are sadly mistaken when we see ourselves as merely temporary bodies instead of timeless spirit; as separate, suffering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/we-have-underestimated-ourselves-tragically-we-are-sadly-mistaken/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

> [“Much of education is oriented towards making a living rather then making a life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/much-of-education-is-oriented-towards-making-a-living-rather-then/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

> [“Life Contains Inevitable Difficulties Life is not only short, but difficult. There are times of great joy, love, triumph, and delight, moments when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/life-contains-inevitable-difficulties-life-is-not-only-short-but/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

> [“Desire by itself is not wrong. It is life itself, the urge to grow in knowledge and experience. It is the choices you make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-walsh/desire-by-itself-is-not-wrong-it-is-life-itself-the-urge-to-grow-in/)

[Roger Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-walsh/)

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