Quotes about Craving
PRINCIPLE 3 Arouse in the other person an eager want.
— Dale Carnegie
Desire—wanting something that appears to be good for some purpose or pleasure.
— Dallas Willard
The desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life.
— Dallas Willard
Love is like candy floss. you crave it and it looks very promising, but if you try to satisfy your hunger with it, there is nothing. Only a sweet aftertaste - if you're lucky.
— Lynn Austin
Desire is craving enough to sacrifice for
— Myles Munroe
When the average American says, "I'm starving," it is a prelude to a midnight raid on a well-stocked refrigerator or a sudden trip to the nearest fast food restaurant.
— Carolyn Custis James
If you crave acceptance and recognition and try to change yourself to fit what other people want you to be, you will suffer all your life. True happiness and true power lie in understanding yourself, accepting yourself, having confidence in yourself.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Concupierunt concupiscentiam in deserto. . . . Numquid poterit parare mensam populo suo?
— Thomas Merton
I need criticism the way a man dying of thirst needs water.
— Thomas Merton
concupiscence
— Thomas Merton
You are a slave of what you need in your soul.
— Carl Jung
I'm extra-good at wanting things. I want things until I feel sort of sick about them. I want enough for two normal people, at least.
— Rainbow Rowell