"Prayer is a sign of repentance, a desire to become better, purer."
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"We desire to understand the world by giving names to the things we see, but these things are only the effects of something subtle."
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"The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind."
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"I have no desire to desire, and people become like the uncarved wood by themselves."
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"Evidently we look so much alike that your desire to make an incurable dent in my hat must be excused."
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"I wished to be loved by another. But I desire no man's pity."
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"Desire is the great equalizer."
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"Desire is the mother of motivation because that is where your motivation is born."
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"What I know for sure: Having the best things is no substitute for having the best life. When you can let go of the desire to acquire, you know you are really on your way."
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"What we all desire is the fullest, highest expression of ourselves."
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"Following your heart's desire will lead you in the direction your spirit wants to go."
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"Desire is the factor that determines what your definite purpose in life shall be."
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"If you truly desire money so keenly that your desire is an obsession, you will have no difficulty in convincing yourself that you will acquire it. The object is to want money, and to be so determined to have it that you convince yourself that you will have it."
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"The subconscious acts first on the dominating desires."
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"We live by action—by acting on desire. Those of us who don't know how to want—whether geniuses or beggars—are related by impotence."
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"What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire."
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"Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more"
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"What is hid is unknown: for what is unknown there is no desire. [Lat., Quod latet ignotum est; ignoti nulla cupido.]"
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"Some people say that music isn't something you are; it's something you do. It's having a constant desire to share and express. But I believe it's something you are. To me it's more inward."
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"The great thing about fairy tales and myths is that they go beyond character. They're not about character. They're about more basic things. They're about basic fears or longings or desires or fantasies, and stuff like that."
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