Quotes about Desires
Life is never what one dreams. It is seldom what one desires, but, for the vital spirit and the eager mind, the future will always hold the search for buried treasure and the possibility of high adventure.
— Ellen Glasgow
We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
— George Washington
People are basically the same the world over. Everybody wants the same things - to be happy, to be healthy, to be at least reasonably prosperous, and to be secure. They want friends, peace of mind, good family relationships, and hope that tomorrow is going to be even better than today.
— Zig Ziglar
Though Son of God and though entitled to provisions, Jesus didn't let his physical desires dictate decisions.
— Scot McKnight
As we grow detached from things, we come (with God's help) to master our desires, and we give the mastery over to God. Discipline and divine grace heal the intellect and the will of the effects of concupiscence. We can begin to see things clearly.
— Scott Hahn
there are lots of things you want to do before your life is over.
— Stephen Hawking
The things that we love tell us what we are.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
We all need illusions. That's why we love movies.
— Monica Bellucci
All the powers of soul and body,memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, thedesires of spirit and of sense, all workin and by love.
— John of the Cross
The things we love tell us who we are.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Till you have savingly believed in Christ, all your desires, and pains, and prayers lay God under no obligation;
— Jonathan Edwards
If you wish to make Pythocles wealthy, don't give him more money; rather, reduce his desires.
— Epicurus