Desiring Quotes

117 Desiring quotes by 93 unique authors

The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength -each asking from… — Simone de Beauvoir
The result of this bestial lust is an indiscriminate and promiscuous splaying of all of my energies- wanting all, I accomplish nothing; desiring everything, I… — Edward Abbey
And here, I believe, the wit is generally misunderstood. In reality, it lies in desiring another to kiss your a-- for having just before threatened… — Henry Fielding
Be your self! All you are now doing, thinking, desiring, is not you yourself. — Friedrich Nietzsche
There are two ways to be rich: One is by acquiring much, and the other is by desiring little. — Unknown Author
My love for my children makes me glad that I am what I am, and keeps me from desiring to be otherwise; and yet, when… — James Weldon Johnson
All political action aims at either preservation or change. When desiring to preserve, we wish to prevent a change for the worse; when desiring to… — Leo Strauss
The pain of loneliness is one way in which he wants to get our attention. We may be earnestly desiring to be obedient and holy.… — Elisabeth Elliot
There is a simple way to become buddha: When you refrain from unwholesome actions, are not attached to birth and death, and are compassionate toward… — Dogen
It is by desiring to grow in love that we receive the Holy Spirit, and the thirst for more charity is the effect of this… — Thomas Merton
All plot comes from the character's trying to get something, to achieve something, wanting, desiring, longing. — Robert Olen Butler
Desiring is a part of dreaming. — Rachel
It was the upward-reaching and fathomlessly hungering, heart-breaking love for the beauty of the world at its most beautiful, and, beyond that, for that beauty… — Frederick Buechner
Hence, in desiring, the more the enjoyment is delayed, the more fancy begins to weave about the object images of future fruition, and to clothe… — Samuel Alexander
All transformation begins with an intense, burning desire to be transformed. The first step in the 'renewing of the mind' is desire. You must want… — Neville Goddard
The principle of compulsory service, embodied in the system of conscription, lias been the means by which modem dictators and military gangs have shackled their… — B. H. Liddell Hart
God made the senses turn outwards, man therefore looks outwards, not into himself. But occasionally a daring soul, desiring immortality, has looked back and found… — Eknath Easwaran
Participation in the dance was entirely voluntary, a mental vow to worship the Mystery in this manner being expressed by a man ardently desiring the… — Edward S. Curtis
What do I mean by loving ourselves properly? I mean first of all, desiring to live, accepting life as a very great gift and a… — Thomas Merton
Medical men have searched the world for remedies, desiring an antidote. Chiropractors find the cause in the person ailing. — B. J. Palmer
Believing, desiring, deciding, and choosing correctly are the simple actions that define an increase in happiness and an increase in the inner assurance that transcends… — Benjamin De Hoyos
Awakening and owning the dreams that God has placed in our hearts isn't about getting stuff or attaining something. It's about embracing who we are… — Stasi Eldredge
Who said that time heals all wounds? It would be better to say that time heals everything - except wounds. With time, the hurt of… — Chris Marker
May God enable me to have a single eye and a simple heart, desiring to please God, to do good to my fellow creatures, and… — William Wilberforce
To assert that the universe has a purpose implies the universe has intent. And intent implies a desired outcome. But who would do the desiring?… — Neil deGrasse Tyson

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