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Desire Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- We never desire strongly, what we desire rationally.
- We label judges with having the meanest motives, and yet we desire that our reputation and fame should depend upon the judgment of men, who…
- Love of glory, fear of shame, greed for fortune, the desire to make life agreeable and comfortable, and the wish to depreciate others - all…
- Reconciliation with our enemies is simply a desire to better our condition, a weariness of war, or the fear of some unlucky thing from occurring.
- When we exaggerate our friends' tenderness towards us, it is often less from gratitude than from a desire to exhibit our own virtue.
- The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.
- It is difficult to define love; all we can say is, that in the soul it is a desire to rule, in the mind it…
- Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation. [However disappointment can…
- The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.
- Love of fame, fear of disgrace, schemes for advancement, desire to make life comfortable and pleasant, and the urge to humiliate others are often at…
- We should scarcely desire things ardently if we were perfectly acquainted with what we desire.
- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
- The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity.
- A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.
- Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
- The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
- There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the…
- The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired.
- When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
- Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.
- There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted.
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