Desires Quotes

1790 Desires quotes by 1069 unique authors

I never asked you to earn me. I want only that you should need me. Your path is not one of merit. Bring the recurring… — Sathya Sai Baba
Faith may always be acquired. Whoso is devoid of faith, and desires to have it, may acquire it by living for a few days (sometimes… — Unknown Author
All things issue from it; all things return to it. To find the origin, trace back the manifestations. When you recognize the children and find… — Laozi
When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the 'nay' in your own mind, nor do you withhold the 'ay. And when he is… — Khalil Gibran
The path to realizing our dreams is never smooth. Invariably we encounter bends, turns, detours, and roadblocks. Sometimes our frustrations make us want to give… — Susan L. Taylor
The power of one fair face makes my love sublime, for it has weaned my heart from low desires. — Michelangelo
Love of colors bewilders the eye and it fails to see right. Love of harmonies bewitches the ear, and it loses its true hearing. Love… — Zhuangzi
Since the point of erotica is to offer the consumer sexual experiences without having to compromise with the demands of the other sex, it is… — Steven Pinker
Such is the state of every age, every sex, and every condition: all have their cares, either from nature or from folly; and whoever, therefore,… — Samuel Johnson
Buddha introduced the idea that young people should become sannyasins. Then it is something significant. When a young person goes beyond sex, when a young… — Rajneesh
Pornography is supposed to arouse sexual desires. If pornography is a crime, when will they arrest makers of perfume? — Unknown Author
It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex… — C.S. Lewis
Singleness would be recognized as a vital stage of the journey to maturation, a time to learn about who we are, to learn responsibility and… — Harville Hendrix
The good renounce everything. The pure don't babble about sensual desires. Whether touched by pleasure or pain, the wise show no change of temper. — Gautama Buddha
Live contemplating the body through mindfulness. Live contemplating feelings. In this way you will be aware of and control wrong desires. — Gautama Buddha
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
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
Whoever desires is always poor. — Claudius Claudianus
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate. — Socrates
Whoever desires this world must seek its knowledge, and whoever desires the next must seek its knowledge. — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi
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
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
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
A heart that desires to give is the one that succeeds. — Sasha Azevedo

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