“ One must not lose desires. They are mighty stimulants to creativeness, to love, and to long life. ”
- Alexander A. Bogomoletz- Copy
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“ Man is an animal which, alone among the animals, refuses to be satisfied by the fulfilment of animal desires. ”
- Alexander Graham Bell- Copy
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“ Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire. ”
- Arab Proverb- Copy
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“ Again, men in general desire the good, and not merely what their fathers had. ”
- Aristotle- Copy
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“ I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies. ”
- Aristotle- Copy
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“ It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it. ”
- Aristotle- Copy
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“ How helpless we are, like netted birds, when we are caught by desire! ”
- Belva Plain- Copy
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“ If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it. ”
- Brendan Francis- Copy
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“ While we don't have much say over the desires that we have, we certainly can decide which we prefer-and then search for ways to act on that basis. ”
- Daniel Akst- Copy
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“ There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it. ”
- George Bernard Shaw- Copy
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“ If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War. ”
- George Washington- Copy
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“ Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied. ”
- Henry George- Copy
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“ Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart. ”
- Lois McMaster Bujold- Copy
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“ A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs. ”
- Mark Twain- Copy
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“ When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness. ”
- Nicole Kidman- Copy
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“ Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul. ”
- Rebecca West- Copy
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“ Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. ”
- William Blake- Copy
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“ At Christmas I no more desire a roseThan wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth;But like of each thing that in season grows. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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