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Desire Quotes by Thomas a Kempis
- If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance.
- The more spiritual a man desires to be, the more bitter does this present life become to him, because he perceives better and sees more…
- Count not thyself to have found true peace, if thou hast felt no grief; nor that then all is well if thou hast no adversary;…
- It is vanity to desire a long life and to take no heed of a good life.
- O Lord, Thou knowest that which is best for us; let this or that be done, as Thou shalt please. Give what Thou wilt, how…
- All men desire peace, but very few desire those things that make for peace.
- It carries a burden which is no burden; it will not be kept back by anything low and mean; it desires to be free from…
- Jesus has many who love the kingdom of God, but few who bear a cross. He has many who desire His comfort, but few who…
- Leave off that excessive desire of knowing; therein is found much distraction. There are many things the knowledge of which is of little or no…
- Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a…
- Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.
- Let temporal things serve thy use, but the eternal be the object of thy desire.
- Love longs to be free, a stranger to every worldly desire, lest its inner vision become dimmed, and lest worldly self-interest hinder it or ill-fortune…
- If you desire to know or learn anything to your advantage, then take delight in being unknown and unregarded. A true understanding and humble estimate…
- We would willingly have others perfect, and yet we amend not our own faults. We would have others severely corrected and will not be corrected…
- Let this be thy whole endeavor, this thy prayer, this thy desire,-that thou mayest be stripped of all selfishness, and with entire simplicity follow Jesus…
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