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Desire Quotes by Epictetus
- Freedom is secured not by the fulfillment of one's desires, but by the removal of desire.
- He is free who lives as he wishes to live; who is neither subject to compulsion nor to hindrance, nor to force; whose movements to…
- The flourishing life cannot be achieved until we moderate our desires and see how superficial and fleeting they are.
- Some things are up to us [eph' hêmin] and some things are not up to us. Our opinions are up to us, and our impulses,…
- Learn to distinguish what you can and can't control. Within our control are our own opinions, aspirations, desires and the things that repel us. They…
- Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.
- If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.
- One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
- No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig,…
- Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet. As something is being passed around it comes to you; stretch…
More Desire Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are… — Hannah Arendt
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. — Aristotle
- All men by nature desire knowledge. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire… — Aristotle
- Listen to what you know instead of what you fear. — Richard Bach
- Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. — Neil Armstrong
- I was a supporter of the desire, in my section of Nigeria, to leave the federation because it was treated very badly… — Chinua Achebe
- Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first… — Saint Augustine
- Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires. — Saint Augustine