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"Anybody can wish for riches, and most people do, but only a few know that a definite plan, plus a burning desire for wealth, are the only dependable means of accumulating wealth"
"Man desired concord; but nature knows better what is good for his species; she desires discord. Man wants to live easy and content; but nature compels him to leave ease... and throw himself into roils and labors."
"There's nothing like desire to prevent the things one says from having any resemblance to the things in one's mind."
"She knew full well the enormity of her offense, but because her desires were stronger than the code she was breaking, she persisted in breaking it."
"A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice."
"Key in life is to be able to answer the question "How much is enough?" Modern society has a desire to accumulate stuff & do nothing with it"
"If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?"
"My desire for knowledge is intermittent; but my desire to commune with the spirit of the universe, to be intoxicated with the fumes, call it, of that divine nectar, to bear my head through atmospheres and over heights unknown to my feet, is perennial and constant."
"Men do not desire to be rich, but to be richer than other men."
"When we enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, something wonderful happens: God begins to change our desires, and we want to be more like Him."
"Kiss me out of desire, but not consolation."
"Through our faith, we gain the courage to take action. And through action, we move one step closer toward the manifestation of our desires."
"History has repeatedly been changed by people who had the desire and the ability to transfer their convictions and emotions to their listeners."
"I desired dragons with a profound desire."
"When desire dies, fear is born."
"You can cultivate taste, as you can the intellect. Full understanding whets the appetite and desire, and, later, sharpens the enjoyment of possession."
"When you dance, do you feel desire? Do you feel as if you were summoning up a greater energy? When you dance, are there moments when you cease to be yourself?"
"Pleasure and distress, fear and courage, desire and aversion, where have these affections and experiences their seat?Clearly, either in the Soul alone, or in the Soul as employing the body, or in some third entity deriving from both. And for this third entity, again, there are two possible modes: it might be either a blend or a distinct form due to the blending."
"Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny."
"If you desire faith, then you have faith enough."
