George Bernard Shaw Quotes, Desire Quotes, Life Is Quotes

I no longer desire happiness: life is nobler than that.

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The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.

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It is true that we may desire much more. But let us use what we have, and God will give us more.

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Our vanity desires that what we do best should be considered what is hardest for us.

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The knowledge which we seek, the answers for which we yearn, and the strength which we desire today to meet the challenges of a complex and changing world can be ours when we willingly obey the Lord’s commandments.

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Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself, but if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires.

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The end of desire is the end of sorrow.

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There is the desire of a consumer society to have no learning curves. This tends to result in very dumbed-down products that are easy to get started on, but are generally worthless and/or debilitating.

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Sometimes I wonder how much of these debates have to do with the desire, the legitimate desire, for that history to be recognized. Because there is a psychic power to the recognition that is not satisfied with a universal program, it's not satisfied by the Affordable Care Act, or an expansion of Pell grants, or an expansion of the earned-income tax credit.

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The desire for high status is never stronger than in situations where "ordinary" life fails to answer a median need for dignity and comfort.

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Tis an old lesson; time approves it true, And those who know it best, deplore it most; When all is won that all desire to woo, The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost.

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What we all desire is the fullest, highest expression of ourselves.

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The notion of sitting down and conjuring up, not only words in which to clothe thoughts but thoughts worthy of being clothed--the whole thing was absurdly beyond his desires.

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I'd like a drink. I desire to forget life. Life is a hideous invention by somebody I don't know. It doesn't last, and it's good for nothing. You break your neck simply living.

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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma. If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.

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The desire to achieve grand utopian plans often poses a grave threat to freedom.

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There is a material advancement; we desire it. There is, also, a moral grandeur; we hold fast to it.

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Tis an old lesson; time approves it true, And those who know it best, deplore it most; When all is won that all desire to woo, The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost.

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Truth is always truth, untruth is always untruth. This is what matters, this is right desire.

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I'm also combining my love of outdoors with my desire to help others.

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