Their Desires Quotes

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Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. — William Blake
Human beings place their desires ahead of the collective good. — Deepak Chopra
Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires. It then worships such a freedom by enshrining it at the forefront… — Ajahn Brahm
Ashamed of the many frailties they feel within, all men endeavor to hide themselves, their ugly nakedness, from each other, and wrapping up the true… — Bernard de Mandeville
Nowadays men cannot love seven night but they must have all their desires: that love may not endure by reason; for where they be soon… — Thomas Malory
Normativity, I believe, is very different from motivating force. Neither includes, or implies, the other. Other animals can be motivated by their desires and beliefs.… — Derek Parfit
Professional traders have always had some system or other based upon their experience and governed either by their attitude towards speculation or by their desires. — Jesse Lauriston Livermore
The moment you can learn to deal with homosexuality in art, it's quite an exciting moment, just as in a sense when people 'come out'… — David Hockney
People hesitate to follow their desires because they don't know how to divide their soul from their spirit. — Rihanna
In the world of football and of sport in general there is still a taboo around homosexuality. Everyone ought to live freely with themselves, their… — Cesare Prandelli
Moral conduct includes every thing in which men are active and for which they are accountable. They are active in their desires, their affections, their… — Nathanael Emmons
In towns it is impossible to prevent men from assembling, getting excited together and forming sudden passionate resolves. Towns are like great meeting houses with… — Alexis de Tocqueville
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
They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always. — Pierre Corneille
Good designers must always be avant-gardists, always one step ahead of the times. They should â€“ and must â€“ question everything generally thought to be… — Dieter Rams
An efficient bartenders first aim should be to please his customers, paying particular attention to meet the individual wishes of those whose tastes and desires… — Jerry Thomas
I believe that dreamers who simply imagine things that would be nice but are not possible donâ€™t sufficiently appreciate the laws of the universe to… — Ray Dalio
There is a mean streak to authentic self-control. Underneath what seems to be the placid demeanor of those who are not ruled by their desires… — Edward T Welch
Everyone lies to themselves, but many people do it with good intentions. They want to believe what they tell themselves, it is oftentimes the best… — Ashly Lorenzana
When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it, and avarice possesses the whole community. The objects of… — Thomas Jefferson

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