Longing Quotes

1123 Longing quotes by 783 unique authors

If the entire divinity and domain of God sits in the heart of a person, and his longing becomes timeless, then man can develop the… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
The longing for light is the longing for consciousness. — Carl Jung
The collaboration which sometimes follows is seldom based on good will: usually on desire, rage, fear, pity or longing. The modern illusion concerning painting (which… — John Berger
You think I love flattery (says Dr. Johnson), and so I do; but a little too much always disgusts me: that fellow Richardson, on the… — Samuel Johnson
Religiously, we longed for the lively life in Christ, but we did not fully see that we were equally longing for the lively life of… — Sheldon Vanauken
I cannot sufficiently be astonished that such is the insanity of some men, such the impiety of their blinded understanding, such, finally, their lust after… — Vincent of Lerins
The longing of my heart is a fairy portrait of myself: I want to be pretty; I want to eliminate facts and fill up the… — Mark Twain
Try claiming God's blessings instead of merely longing for them. — Henry Jacobsen
Extremism means borders beyond which life ends, and a passion for extremism, in art and in politics, is a veiled longing for death. — Milan Kundera
The longing for initiation is universal and for modern youth, it is a desperate need. When nothing is offered in the way of spiritual initiation… — Jack Kornfield
Longing performs all things — Mary Renault
If we make sacrifices in doing good or in doing ill, it does not alter the ultimate value of our actions; even if we stake… — Friedrich Nietzsche
People are longing to rediscover true community. We have had enough of loneliness, independence and competition. — Jean Vanier
So much of growing up is an unbearable waiting. A constant longing for another time. Another season. — Sonia Sanchez
Never cut loose from your longings. — Amos Oz
On the whole, the longing for solitude is a sign that there still is spirit in a person and is a measure of what spirit… — Soren Kierkegaard
As long as the "I" is there, love cannot be. All that we call love is only desire, longing, passion and attachment; as long as… — Rajneesh
What is vanity but the longing to survive? — Miguel de Unamuno
The artist's life cannot be otherwise than full of conflicts, for two forces are at war within him [or her]-on the one hand, the common… — Carl Jung
Writing is a voice that calls us from dreams, that peeks out of the corner of our eyes when we think no one is looking,… — Judy Collins

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