#desire
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A lover is a man who is in love with beauty.
From The Symposium by Plato
You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
In every human being, there is a desire for beauty.
From The Symposium by Plato
The notion of God is a reflection of our own needs and desires.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
The quest for more can lead us to overlook the value of what we already have.
From The Molecule of More by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
I had only to wish to be happy, and I would be.
From The Stranger by Albert Camus
Desire is a powerful force that can lead us astray.
From The Molecule of More by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
The best way to get what you want is to deserve what you want.
The more you know Him, the more you will desire Him.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
The desire for sweetness is what drives us to cultivate the apple.
From The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Understanding dopamine can help us make better life choices and understand our desires.
From The Molecule of More by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
Our relationship with plants is a mirror of our own desires and aspirations.
From The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
In the grocery aisles, we often confront our desires and our doubts.
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.
From The Essential Epicurus by Epicurus
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
From The Essential Epicurus by Epicurus
If you want to be rich, do not add to your money, but subtract from your desire.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
It’s time to be honest about what we really want.
From Wolfpack by Abby Wambach
We are not the masters of nature, but the servants of our desires.
From The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
The promise of future rewards can be more enticing than the rewards themselves.
From The Molecule of More by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
What you want is on the other side of fear.
From The Third Door by Alex Banayan
Desire is the most powerful force in the universe.
From Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Raden
The price of getting what you want is getting what you once wanted.
From The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
Fashion is a reflection of our desires and aspirations.
From Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Raden
Desire is the root of suffering.
From Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright
Understanding our desires can lead to better choices.
From The Molecule of More by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
If you wish to be rich, do not add to your money, but subtract from your desire.
From The Essential Epicurus by Epicurus
Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.
You can have anything you want, but not everything you want.
From Principles by Ray Dalio
A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.
From The World as Will and Representation by Arthur Schopenhauer
You are what your deep driving desire is.
From The Upanishads by Anonymous
Surveillance capitalism thrives on our desire for convenience.
If you want to be rich, do not add to your money, but subtract from your desire.
From The Art of Living by Epictetus
Desire is the greatest of all passions.
The more we perceive that something is exclusive, the more we want it.
From Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
The act of stealing is often motivated by a longing for something unattainable.
From The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
Hope is a passion that is always accompanied by a desire.
The plants that are most successful are those that have learned how to adapt themselves to our desires.
From The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
If you wish to be rich, do not add to your money, but subtract from your desire.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
To be human is to be filled with desire.
From The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want.