desire quotes

“There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.”

“The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity.”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Always desire to learn something useful. ”

— Sophocles

“Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.”

— Victor Hugo

“When God desires to destroy a thing, he entrusts its destruction to the thing itself. Every bad institution of this world ends by suicide. ”

— Victor Hugo

“By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.”

— Franz Kafka

“Desire of having is the sin of covetousness. ”

— William Shakespeare

“Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?”

— William Shakespeare

“ Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.”

— Jean de La Fontaine

“I’m fire on the move, a tire looking smooth. I’m not perfect but I got a desire to improve.”

— Drake

“America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman. ”

— George Washington Bush

“I have zero desire, just so you know, to be in the limelight. I don't think it's good for the country to have a former president criticize his successor. You're not going to see me giving my opinions in the public arena, until I start selling my book. I'm going to emerge then submerge. ”

— George Washington Bush

“Men freely believe that which they desire. ”

— Julius Caesar

“A psychologist once told me that for a boy being in the middle of a conflict between two women is the worst possible situation. There's always a desire to please each one. ”

— Hillary Clinton

“If you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred that a fellow human being can pour out for you, let a young mother hear you call dear baby "it." ”

— Thomas Stearns Eliot

“It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.”

— Helen Keller

“As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.”

— Maya Angelou

“The only objects of practical reason are therefore those of good and evil. For by the former is meant an object necessarily desired according to a principle of reason; by the latter one necessarily shunned, also according to a principle of reason.”

— Immanuel Kant

“I have struck a city - a real city - and they call it Chicago... I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.”

— Rudyard Kipling

“The discipline of desire is the background of character.”

— John Locke

“Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.”

— Michelangelo

“I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.”

— Michelangelo

“We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.”

— Barack Obama

“A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.”

— Horace Mann

“The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.”

— Horace Mann

desire quotes

“There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.”

“The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.”

“A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.”

“When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.”

“Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.”

“The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired.”

“The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity.”

“Always desire to learn something useful. ”

“Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.”

“When God desires to destroy a thing, he entrusts its destruction to the thing itself. Every bad institution of this world ends by suicide. ”

“By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.”

“Desire of having is the sin of covetousness. ”

“Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?”

“ Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.”

“I’m fire on the move, a tire looking smooth. I’m not perfect but I got a desire to improve.”

“America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman. ”

“I have zero desire, just so you know, to be in the limelight. I don't think it's good for the country to have a former president criticize his successor. You're not going to see me giving my opinions in the public arena, until I start selling my book. I'm going to emerge then submerge. ”

“Men freely believe that which they desire. ”

“A psychologist once told me that for a boy being in the middle of a conflict between two women is the worst possible situation. There's always a desire to please each one. ”

“If you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred that a fellow human being can pour out for you, let a young mother hear you call dear baby "it." ”

“It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.”

“As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.”

“The only objects of practical reason are therefore those of good and evil. For by the former is meant an object necessarily desired according to a principle of reason; by the latter one necessarily shunned, also according to a principle of reason.”

“I have struck a city - a real city - and they call it Chicago... I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.”

“The discipline of desire is the background of character.”

“Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.”

“I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.”

“We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.”

“A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.”

“The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.”