Desires Quotes

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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires. — Saint Augustine
Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind,… — Marcus Aurelius
Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. — Teresa of Avila
I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and… — Teresa of Avila
Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger. — Abu Bakr
He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity. — Mikhail Bakunin
Life is suffering. We have desires and expectations and egos, and we compare the reality we have, which is miraculous and wondrous, with this reality… — Alan Ball
Daily, constantly, we choose by our desires, our thoughts, and our actions whether we want to be blessed or cursed, happy or miserable. — Ezra Taft Benson
Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord. — Ezra Taft Benson
Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared. — Mortimer Adler
An accurate knowledge of the past of a country is necessary for everyone who would understand its present, and who desires to judge of its… — Annie Besant
Empty-brained triflers who have never tried to think, who take their creed as they take their fashions, speak of atheism as the outcome of foul… — Annie Besant
Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. — William Blake
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. — William Blake
We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even eager - to discover, from the announcement of a new… — Daniel J. Boorstin
We trifle when we assign limits to our desires, since nature hath set none. — Christian Nestell Bovee
I have a feeling that being in love sometimes means the projection of your desires onto another person. The important thing is that you like… — Eric Braeden
He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart, he put other different desires. — Sitting Bull

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