Thomas Jefferson
Politician, Founding Father
"Knowledge indeed is a desirable, a lovely possession."
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Desirable
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George Orwell
Writer, Journalist
"The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies 'something not desirable.'"
Aristotle
Philosopher
"Also, that which is desirable in itself is more desirable than what is desirable per accidens."
Plotinus
Philosopher
"Being is desirable because it is identical with Beauty, and Beauty is loved because it is Being."
Indira Gandhi
Politician
"To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable."
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"To have fame follow us is well, but it is not a desirable avant-courier."
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"All things desirable to men are contained in the Bible."
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"The indispensible is not necessarily the desirable."
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"He who is drawn to something desirable does not desire to have it as a thought but as a thing."
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"The poor are not the people with less, which is less desirable"
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"There are some desires that are not desirable."
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"There's something desirable about anything you're used to as opposed to something you're not."
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"God is triune, and it is as triune that he is so good and desirable."
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