"As long as men are liable to die……" — Jean de la Bruyere

More Desirous Quotes

This quote is filed under Desirous Quotes, one of 41 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

• The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought… — Samuel Johnson
• I call not that virginity a virtue, which resideth onely in the bodies integrity; much less if it be with… — John Donne
• We are unreasonably desirous to separate the goods of life from those evils which Providence has connected with them, and… — Samuel Johnson
• O Lord, I wish to promote thy holy religion which is dreadfully neglected. I am desirous to save young persons… — Sarah Trimmer
• I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous… — Rush Limbaugh
• The form of law which I propose would be as follows: In a state which is desirous of being saved… — Plato
• But I, Caesar, have not sought to amass wealth by the practice of my art, having been rather contented with… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
• Insurrection by means of guerrilla bands is the true method of warfare for all nations desirous of emancipating themselves from… — Giuseppe Mazzini
• Being desirous of allaying the dissensions of party strife now existing within our realm, I do hereby dissolve and abolish… — Emperor Norton
• Among those whose reputation is exhausted in a short time by its own luxuriance are the writers who take advantage… — Samuel Johnson
• In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to… — Samuel Johnson
• Be the kind of person you want to be attracted to. You will find that you are less and less… — John Townsend

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