Desire Quotes

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No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly assistance, or to extinguish the desire of fond… — Samuel Johnson
The hostility perpetually exercised between one man and another, is caused by the desire of many for that which only few can possess. Every man… — Samuel Johnson
It seems to me that any full grown, mature adult would have a desire to be responsible, to help where he can in a world… — Norman Lear
I desire no other proof of Christianity than the Lord's Prayer. — Madame de Stael
Me this uncharted freedom tires; I feel the weight of chance desires, My hopes no more must change their name, I long for a repose… — William Wordsworth
When we desire or solicit anything, our minds run wholly on the good side or circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run… — Jonathan Swift
The evil in our desires typically does not lie in what we want, but that we want it too much. — John Calvin
Desire creates havoc when it is the only thing between two people, or when it is what's missing. — Mignon McLaughlin
Remember, that if thou marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which perchance will neither last nor please thee one year;… — Walter Raleigh
To acquire balance means to achieve that happy medium between the minimum and the maximum that represents your optimum. The minimum is the least you… — Nido R Qubein
...Everything that is, desires to be. As we act, we unfold our being. Enjoyment naturally follows, for a thing desired always brings delight. — Dante Alighieri
Our desires presage the capacities within us; they are harbingers of what we shall be able to accomplish. What we can do and want to… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Down deep in his heart he knew that we all have the same promise of the unlimited help of the Universal Intelligence that guides all… — Walter Russell
The number one reason most people don't get what they want is that they don't know what they want. Rich people are totally clear that… — T. Harv Eker
When natural inclination develops into a passionate desire, one advances towards his goal in seven-league boots. — Nikola Tesla
I believe that traditional wisdom is incomplete. A composer can have all the talent of Mozart and a passionate desire to succeed, but if he… — Martin Seligman
If you were to fault yourself in one of three areas, which would it be: (1) the inability to prioritize; (2) the inability or desire… — Stephen Covey
Science only means knowledge; and for [Greek] ancients it did only mean knowledge. Thus the favorite science of the Greeks was Astronomy, because it was… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead. — Mary Kay Ash
When your heart becomes the grave of your secrets, that desire of yours will be gained more quickly. The prophet said that anyone who keeps… — Unknown Author
Capitalism has created the highest standard of living ever known on earth. The evidence is incontrovertible. The contrast between West and East Berlin is the… — Ayn Rand
If you desire to dig a well to reach water, your efforts are more fruitful if you dig one 100-foot-deep hole than if you dig… — Dan Millman
Fruits are always of the same nature with the seeds and roots from which they come, and trees are known by the fruits they bear:… — Algernon Sidney
I let go of all desire for the common good, and the good becomes as common as the grass. — Laozi
Do not consider Collectivists as "sincere but deluded idealists". The proposal to enslave some men for the sake of others is not an ideal; brutality… — Ayn Rand

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