Desires Quotes

1790 Desires quotes by 1069 unique authors

Higgins: I'm an ordinary man, who desires nothing more than just an ordinary chance, to live exactly as he likes, and do precisely what he… — Rex Harrison
The difference between a man who is led by opinion or emotion and one who is led by reason. The former, whether he will or… — David Hume
THE SUFFERING OF GENIUS AND ITS VALUE. The artistic genius desires to give pleasure, but if his mind is on a very high plane he… — Friedrich Nietzsche
We create an image of who we are inside our self. The image then becomes very deeply entrenched, and it becomes the thing that we… — Douglas Hofstadter
Stress the right of the individual to select only what he desires to know, to use any knowledge as he wishes, that he himself owns… — L. Ron Hubbard
The decisive question for man is: Is he related to something infinite or not? That is the telling question of his life. Only if we… — Carl Jung
In the Eucharist, the Son of God comes to meet us and desires to become one with us; eucharistic adoration is simply the natural consequence… — Pope Benedict XVI
Hell is full of good wishes or desires. — Bernard of Clairvaux
You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs. — Norbert of Xanten
Nature varies the seed according to the variety of the things she desires to produce in the world. — Leonardo da Vinci
You can live with victory over the desires of your flesh. Habits, attitudes, desires, worries, and dissipation must yield as you exercise authority over your… — Adrian Rogers
History, is made up of the bad actions of extraordinary men and woman. All the most noted destroyers and deceivers of our species, all the… — Thomas B. Macaulay
All men and women have passions, natural desires and noble ambitions, and also a conscience; they have sex, hunger, fear, anger, and are subject to… — Lin Yutang
For everything that God desires to do in the earth, He enters into partnership with those to whom He has already given dominion. — Myles Munroe
THE ART OF PEACE is not easy. It is a fight to the finish, the slaying of evil desires and all falsehood within. On occasion… — Morihei Ueshiba
Literature for me isn't a workaday job, but something which involves desires, dreams and fantasy. — Antonio Tabucchi
I would say much of religious heresy is the result of a misunderstanding of the basic nature of God. And once we have a proper… — Josh McDowell
Numerous Christians do not know how to glorify God in their eating and drinking. They do not eat and drink simply to keep their body… — Watchman Nee
It is a fact that God wants to destroy every work of our flesh, but He never desires to destroy our personality. He takes no… — Watchman Nee
As long as a man has desires there is no end to his transmigration. It is the desires alone that make him take one body… — Sarada Devi
Accept that living in the present moment, with your present desires, is the best, the highest thing you can do. — Deepak Chopra
Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their… — Niccolo Machiavelli
He whose sin is due to desires, then have hope for him. And he whose sin is due to pride, then fear for him -… — Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah
Perfect wisdom has four parts: Wisdom, the principle of doing things aright. Justice, the principle of doing things equally in public and private. Fortitude, the… — Plato
As we are now engaged in this contest, all my wishes, all my desires and all the energies of my hand and heart will be… — Jubal Early

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