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    Oh! could I throw aside these earthly bands
    That tie me down where wretched mortals sigh--
    To join blest spirits in celestial lands!

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Desire is the very essence of man.

Desire is the very essence of man.

by Benedict De Spinoza Found in: Desire Quotes,
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.

Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.

by Abu Bakr Found in: Desire Quotes,
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The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.

The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Desire Quotes,
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There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's
desire. The other is to get read more

There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's
desire. The other is to get it.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Desire Quotes,
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If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it.

If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it.

by Brendan Francis Found in: Desire Quotes,
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The first principle of success is desire -- knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.

The first principle of success is desire -- knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.

by Robert Collier Found in: Desire Quotes,
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We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those
denied us.
[Lat., Nitimur in vetitum semper, cupimusque read more

We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those
denied us.
[Lat., Nitimur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata.]

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More than we use is more than we want.

More than we use is more than we want.

by Gaelic Proverb Found in: Desire Quotes, Want Quotes,
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By annihilating the desires, you annihilate the mind. Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor read more

By annihilating the desires, you annihilate the mind. Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.

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