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title: "3 Desire Value Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Desire Value quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Desire Value sayings and thoughts."
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> [“We make desire, not truth, the real clue to what’s valuable. If we desire something, then it has value; if not, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-webster/we-make-desire-not-truth-the-real-clue-to-what-s-valuable-if-we/)

[John Webster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-webster/)

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> [I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayazid-bastami/i-desire-not-to-desire-for-my-will-is-without-value-since-i-am/)

[Bayazid Bastami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bayazid-bastami/)

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> [“Where does the value come from? It comes from your desire: if you desire it, it is valuable; if you don’t desire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/where-does-the-value-come-from-it-comes-from-your-desire-if-you/)

[Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/)

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