Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.

New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.

The less satisfaction we derive from being ourselves, the greater is our desire to be like others.

I've never had a desire to be famous. Lots of actors are actually extremely shy. I have shy areas.

Failure, to me, is not having the desire to try. Having the desire to try is in it own way success.

You need to get really clear about whether this is your inner voice or just a desire that you have.

God authors desires in your heart, then fulfills His Will by enabling you to realize those desires.

Study with desire is real activity; without desire it is but the semblance and mockery of activity.

My desire is to set up a situation to which I take you and let you see. It becomes your experience.

There's fatigue but also a deliberate desire to want to reach absolute perfection at every concert.

The acme of freedom from wealth is to desire to be possessionless even as others desire to possess.

Desires repeatedly mastered for the sake of present duty make us richer. Lack of desire is poverty.

Craftsmanship names an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake.

The fact is that man has no longing for any other nature but desires only to be perfect in his own.

I have no desire whatsoever to desecrate the grave of seminal Manchester pop group the Stone Roses.

And thus I take my leave of the world and of you all, and I heartily desire you all to pray for me.

Wealth and wisdom are seldom combined, for the person who achieves one no longer desires the other.

I guess when there is room to improve, and where there is the desire to improve, improvement comes.

individuals are honest only to the extent that suits them (including their desire to please others)

It is the deepest desire of my heart to have every member of the Church worthy to enter the temple.

People just don't realize how much peer pressure, the desire for peer acclamation, influences them.

The essential dilemma of my life is between my deep desire to belong and my suspicion of belonging.

Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit.

It is not only our duty to pray for others, but also to desire the prayers of others for ourselves.

What keeps me going? I guess it's just a desire to keep trying to contribute and do things in life.

Flood your mind continually with pictures of the health, happiness, and prosperity that you desire.

The world is little, people are little, human life is little. There is only one big thing — desire.

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.

To me that's what art is about - when you don't really have any control over your desires to do it.

Deep down, we remain human, very human and have all the desires to love and be loved by one person.

The person with the most flexibility has the best chance of achieving the outcome he or she desires

What sets men at variance is but the treachery of language, for always they desire the same things.

The more you engage in any type of emotion or behavior, the greater your desire for it will become.

Characters are story. And any great plot or subplot is driven by the characters' wants and desires.

Nature: The unseen intelligence which loved us into being, and is disposing of us by the same token

Philosophy is the microscope of thought. Everything desires to flee from it, but nothing escapes it.

I have no desire to look back, I only want to look forward to the things that are still ahead of me.

There is a material advancement; we desire it. There is, also, a moral grandeur; we hold fast to it.

Trying your best is bringing your best... that's the way to do it! Desire and passion is everything.

All victims have experienced a loss-a thwarted desire or aspiration-even if they're not aware of it.

I love attention. Maybe my desire for attention is a little too out of control, but I'm very honest.

The problem is the way we let our desires stand in the way of our enjoyment of what we already have.

Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.

I've no desire to be ill-dressed; but I hate the feeling that I daren't be ill-dressed if I want to.

Potential counts for a lot; but heart, desire, and will can take a dream from potential to possible.

You must be able to see yourself, with your inner eye, already in possession of the good you desire.

The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.

Prayer is the only adequate way to multiply our efforts fast enough to reap the harvest God desires.

I do not believe that the desires of young boys cause catastrophic events. The actions of humans do.

You will see that the things you desire most are the very things that bring you the greatest sorrow.

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