Desire Quotes

7210 Desire quotes by 3487 unique authors

Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could… — Paul de Man
Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire humans have for a moment - this very moment - to stay. — Sam Abell
Let him that desires to see others happy, make haste to give while his gift can be enjoyed, and remember that every moment of delay… — Samuel Johnson
Prayer involves transformed passions. In prayer, real prayer, we begin to think God's thoughts after Him: to desire the things He desires, to love the… — Richard J. Foster
Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The desire for beauty, the hunger for union, the passion to be part of something greater than self, all arise out of our bent to… — Dan B. Allender
All these years you've been searching and looking and trying to change things, trying to add thing onto yourself, trying to acquire things when you… — Robert Adams
Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands. — Seneca the Elder
If we truly love people, we will desire for them far more than it is within our power to give them, and this leads us… — Richard J. Foster
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… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We must use what we have to invent what we desire. — Adrienne Rich
Love of glory, fear of shame, greed for fortune, the desire to make life agreeable and comfortable, and the wish to depreciate others - all… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you… — John McEnroe
There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire. — John Churton Collins
One might as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as to try to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory… — Robert Collier
The true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much. — Francis Beaumont
Your readiest desire is your path to joy... even if it destroys you. — Holbrook Jackson
A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contently. — Benjamin Franklin
In the East we call this state meditation: no belief, no thought, no desire, no prejudice, no conditioning - in fact, no mind at all.… — Rajneesh
When there is no thought. no desire, no ambition, in that state of no-mind truth descends in you - or ascends in you. As far… — Rajneesh
The relaxation should not be a method. You should not relax through a Yoga posture. This very understanding is relaxing, this very understanding is relaxation.… — Rajneesh
We are afraid of love because Love is a small death. Love requires that we should surrender, and we don't want to surrender at all.… — Rajneesh
I seemed like a baby bird keeping its truly innocent animal lusts hidden under its wing. I was being tempted, not by the desire of… — Yukio Mishima
Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right way they may not be possessed. — Confucius
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. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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