"It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak."
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"Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others."
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"The desire to impress is an efficient means of bringing out one’s least impressive qualities."
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"A kiss is a lusty dollop of dessert to be served with desire and savored with passion."
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"The discipline in your life should be one determined by your own desires and your own needs, not put upon you by society or authority."
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"We set forth our petitions before God, not in order to make known to Him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in these things it is necessary to turn to God for help."
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"To the person who desires nothing and does not get entangled in desires, the manifold changes of nature are one panorama of beauty and sublimity."
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"The desire to know your own soul will end all other desires."
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"Desire awakens only to things that are thought possible."
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"Things are sweeter when they're lost. I know--because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot, and when I got it it turned to dust in my hand."
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"Strange, the desire for certain pleasures is a part of my pain."
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"Using another as a means of satisfaction and security is not love. Love is never security; love is a state in which there is no desire to be secure; it is a state of vulnerability."
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"Hatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors."
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"It is a matter of spirit, not strength. It is a matter of doing your best each little moment. There's never a break. You must have desire, a very intense desire to keep going."
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"Art is a part of the rebellion against the realities of its unfulfilled desire."
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"Abundance, like everything else in the universe, is simply a specific arrangement of energy and information. With our intention, we can change the energy, add new information, and manifest whatever we want, need, or desire. Abundance is unlimited, unbounded, and always available."
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"What your heart desires is not too good to be true. It is good enough to be true."
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"Give recognition where it is due. Compliments stimulate more effort and desire to improve. Be generous with honest praising."
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"Truth is no harlot who throws her arms round the neck of him who does not desire her; on the contrary, she is so coy a beauty that even the man who sacrifices everything to her can still not be certain of her favors."
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"All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life."
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