Desire Quotes

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Live contemplating the body through mindfulness. Live contemplating feelings. In this way you will be aware of and control wrong desires. — Gautama Buddha
In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation. — Gautama Buddha
A man asked Lord Buddha "I want happiness." Lord Buddha said - first remove "I" that's ego. Then remove "Want" that's desire. See now you… — Gautama Buddha
The democratic youth lives along day by day, gratifying the desire that occurs to him, at one time drinking and listening to the flute, at… — Plato
... Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will for seven days appear to you in their benign and peaceful aspect. Their light will shine upon you, ... Wonderful… — Gautama Buddha
Capture the feeling associated with your realized wish by assuming the feeling that would be yours were you already in possession of the thing you… — Neville Goddard
Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge. — Plato
No person among us desires any other reward for performing a brave and worthy action, but the consciousness of having served his nation. — Joseph Brant
Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are equal in their passions, yet… — Xunzi
Education is teaching our children to desire the right things. — Plato
To be content does not mean that you don't desire more, it means you're thankful for what you have and patient for what's to come. — Tony Gaskins
The most potent and acceptable prayer is the prayer that leaves the best effects. I don't mean it must immediately fill the soul with desire… — Teresa of Avila
Satan's temptation may be summed up as appealing to man in this way: it made man desire to have what God had forbidden, to know… — Henry Clarence Thiessen
Whoever desires is always poor. — Claudius Claudianus
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate. — Socrates
The fewer our wants the more we resemble the Gods. — Socrates
Always desire to learn something useful — Sophocles
I desire a person, not a gender. — Unknown Author
One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of… — Dalai Lama
I would define love very simply: as a potent blend of openness and warmth, which allows us to make real contact, to take delight in… — John Welwood
Whoever desires this world must seek its knowledge, and whoever desires the next must seek its knowledge. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi
I desire only to know the truth, and to live as well as I can...And, to the utmost of my power, I exhort all other… — Socrates
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. — Sallust
The masters only point the way. But if you meditate And follow the dharma You will free yourself from desire. 'Everything arises and passes away.'… — Gautama Buddha
Men are tied up to their families and possessions more helplessly than in a prison. There is an occasion for the prisoner to be released,… — Gautama Buddha

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