#desire

The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying. ↗

— Norman Douglas

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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

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We're way too much the same person, Larry. I mean, you know, way too much the same person. We have basically the same attitudes, desires, drives. And we see ourselves the same way. ↗

— Jim Lampley

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A child's appetite for new toys appeal to the desire for ownership and appropriation: the appeal of toys comes to lie not in their use but in their status as possessions. ↗

— Christopher Lasch

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All people desire what they believe will make them happy. If a person is not full of desire for God, we can only conclude that he is engaged with another happiness. ↗

— William Law

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I want the municipality to be a helping hand to the man with a desire of sympathy, to help the fallen when it is not in their power to help themselves. ↗

— John Burns

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If I was going to make a broad generalisation, I'd say that I prefer the company of women. People know now that I live with Mike Figgis, but I prefer not to talk about it. On one level, privacy is important, but on another level I have no desire to deny certain things. ↗

— Saffron Burrows

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I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his desire for a compassionate conservatism, for a faith-based initiative that would do something for poor people. ↗

— Jim Wallis

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In the street, the gaze of desire is furtive or menacing. ↗

— Mason Cooley

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When sages commend excess, Desire is sick. ↗

— Mason Cooley

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