We Desire Quotes

171 quotes by 141 authors

Life is suffering. We have desires and expectations and egos, and we compare the reality we have, which is miraculous and wondrous, with this reality… — Alan Ball
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. — Louis D. Brandeis
We desire an expansion of relations with regional states and the establishment of extensive public contacts. — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully. — Thomas Carlyle
Forbid us something, and that thing we desire. — Geoffrey Chaucer
If there is some end of the things we do, which we desire for its own sake, clearly this must be the good. Will not… — Aristotle
We never desire strongly, what we desire rationally. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Since we desire the true happiness that is brought about by a calm mind, and such peace of mind arises only from having a compassionate… — Dalai Lama
The heart of the matter is that there is nothing the matter with our hearts. It is not love that is to blame. But each… — Gay Hendricks
We label judges with having the meanest motives, and yet we desire that our reputation and fame should depend upon the judgment of men, who… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We must use what we have to invent what we desire. — Adrienne Rich
There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire. — John Churton Collins
When we desire or solicit anything, our minds run wholly on the good side or circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run… — Jonathan Swift
Paradise is surrounded by what we dislike; the fires of hell are surrounded by what we desire. — Rumi
I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own… — Dalai Lama
We are primitive men; we taboo what we desire and need. How did the denying of love come to be associated with the idea of… — Christina Stead
In order to enjoy the Word, we ought to continue to read it, and the way to obtain a spirit of prayer, is, to continue… — George Muller
Eternity will not be long enough to learn all he is, or to praise him for all he has done, but then, that matters not;… — Frederick William Faber
We desire peace. But peace is a goal, not a policy. Lasting peace is what we hope for at the end of our journey. It… — Ronald Reagan
I have always considered imaginative truth to be more profound, more loaded with significance, than every day reality... Everything we dream about, and by that… — Eugene Ionesco

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