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Desires Quotes by Epictetus
- Freedom is secured not by the fulfillment of one's desires, but by the removal of desire.
- He is free who lives as he wishes to live; who is neither subject to compulsion nor to hindrance, nor to force; whose movements to…
- The flourishing life cannot be achieved until we moderate our desires and see how superficial and fleeting they are.
- Some things are up to us [eph' hêmin] and some things are not up to us. Our opinions are up to us, and our impulses,…
- Learn to distinguish what you can and can't control. Within our control are our own opinions, aspirations, desires and the things that repel us. They…
- One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
More Desires Quotes
- 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… — 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… — 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,… — Alan Ball
- Daily, constantly, we choose by our desires, our thoughts, and our actions whether we want to be blessed or cursed, happy or… — 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