Moses desired to see God; I do not desire to see God;He desires to see me
He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
If we want to find the manna hidden in our vocation, let us restrict and confine all our desires within it.
How many of us would be able to overcome our desires and resist the temptation of sin? How many of us even lower our gaze when we look upon something that we are not supposed to? The real prisoner is the one whose heart has been kept away from remembering his Lord, and the real captive is the one who has been captivated by his whims and desires.
He who desires anything but God deceives himself, and he who loves anything but God errs miserably.
There are desires that we all want to achieve, but remember respect is most greatest to receive.
Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
Although humankind inherently "desires to know", if open access to, and unlimited development of, knowledge henceforth puts us all in clear danger of extinction, then common sense demands that we re-examine our reverence for knowledge.
No man is born without ambitious worldly desires.
There are some things that are as ancient as time, and knowing when a man desires you is one of those.
It is difficult, if not impossible, to define the limit of our reasonable desires in respect of possessions.
You may, if you are an old-fashioned schoolmaster, wish to consider yourself full of universal benevolence and at the same time derive great pleasure from caning boys. In order to reconcile these two desires you have to persuade yourself that caning
You cannot see clearly, because you are so full of expectations, hopes,desires. Your eyes are covered with many layers of dust: you need a deep cleansing of your eyes. That's what meditation is. Let the thoughts disappear, the hopes disappear, the desires disappear. Then you have a clarity, then your eyes are perfect mirrors. Only then, in that silent state of your vision, will you know the secrets of the beyond.
You can live with victory over the desires of your flesh. Habits, attitudes, desires, worries, and dissipation must yield as you exercise authority over your mind, emotions, and will.
Fame has eagle wings, and yet she mounts not so high as man's desires.
Two friendships in two breasts requires The same aversions and desires.
The good renounce everything. The pure don't babble about sensual desires. Whether touched by pleasure or pain, the wise show no change of temper.
Don't consider our interests or desires. You have no duty to anyone but yourself.
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.
Letters are above all useful as a means of expressing the ideal self; and no other method of communication is quite so good for this purpose. In letters we can reform without practice, beg without humiliation, snip and shape embarrassing experiences to the measure of our own desires.