Desire Quotes

7210 Desire quotes by 3487 unique authors

Moved by their selfish desires, people seek after fame and glory. But when they have acquired it, they are already stricken in years. If you… — Gautama Buddha
If you sleep, Desire grows in you Like a vine in the forest. Like a monkey in the forest You jump from tree to tree,… — Gautama Buddha
Patanjali says that we can meditate on anything that our heart desires. The important thing is not what we meditate on, but more that we… — Ravi Ravindra
Your technology is the inner practice of meditation, which will stimulate the link between your brain and ignite your innate desire to know your True… — Michael Beckwith
I wonder if gratefulness is the bridge from sorrow to joy, spanning the chasm of our anxious striving. Freed from the burden of unbridled desires,… — Philip Gulley
This project is so important because it's going to create an environment to inspire people. The RIBA believes that here in the UK we can… — Unknown Author
A heart that desires to give is the one that succeeds. — Sasha Azevedo
Herein is the evil of ignorance, that he who is neither good nor wise is nevertheless satisfied with himself: he had no desire for that… — Plato
It is better to be wise, and not to seem so, than to seem wise, and not be so; yet men, for the most part,… — Plato
Wars and revolutions and battles are due simply and solely to the body and its desires. — Socrates
When all your desires are distilled; You will cast just two votes: To love more, And be happy. — Hafez
Developing a character with genuine depth requires a focus on not just desire but how the character deals with frustration of her desires, as well… — David Corbett
Forgiveness and the release of the past open the creative flow of life, supporting all levels of mind, heart, body, emotion, and spirit. This energy… — Jamie Sams
Everyone wants to change, but change demands desire and discipline before it becomes delightful. There is always the agony of choice before the promise of… — Larry Lea
Greed takes a person to the watering place but gets him back without letting him drink. It undertakes responsibility but does not fulfill it. Often… — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Whoever desires Paradise, proceeds towards goodness; whoever fears Hell, refrains from the impulses of passions; whoever believes firmly in death, detests wordly life; and whoever… — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Be a good man to Allah and a bad man to yourself (desires); and be one of the commoners among the people — Ali ibn Abi Talib
If He opens a door for you, thereby making Himself known, pay no heed if your do not measure up to this. For, in truth,… — Ibn Ata Allah
Everything will change when your desire to move on exceeds your desire to hold on. — Alan Cohen
I do not always ask, in my prayers and discussions, for only those things I would like to see happen, because no man can claim… — Frank Fools Crow
Ethics: The indispensable interface between my desire to be happy and yours. — Dalai Lama
A 'Hitler myth' was cultivated which built on people's desire for strong leadership, and presented Hitler as an almost God-like figure. Hitler's image was laboured… — Unknown Author
Man-hating is everywhere, but everywhere it is twisted and transformed, disguised, tranquilized, and qualified. It coexists, never peacefully, with the love, desire, respect, and need… — Judith Levine
He had by now divested himself of schoolboy attitudes. He was unburdened by the desire to be a martyr or a hero. Any thoughts in… — Unknown Author
Happy are those who find wisdom... She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her. Her ways are ways of… — Solomon

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