Abraham Lincoln Quotes, Desire Quotes, Liberty Quotes

It is your business to rise up and preserve the Union and liberty, for yourselves, and not for me. I desire they shall be constitutionally preserved.

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Experience, as a desire for experience, does not come off. We must not study ourselves while having an experience.

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[I]t is rather the case that we desire something because we believe it to be good than that we believe a thing to be good because we desire it. It is the thought that starts things off.

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As a pastor, I have a deep desire to lead people to God and encourage people to pray, read the Bible, and carry their faith into every part of their lives.

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A nonviolent man cannot desire embarrassment.

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If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence. On the other hand, when there is no sound reason that concessions should be made to you but mainly your own desire, then reason cannot work and you have to rely on force. Thus using force is not a sign of strength but rather a sign of weakness.

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No, I have no desire for riches. Honest poverty and a conscience, torpid through virtuous inaction, are more to me than corner lots and praise.

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I do desire we may be better strangers.

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We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those denied us.

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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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It (Tao) is eternally without desire. So, it can be called small. All things return to it, although it does not make itself their ruler. So, it can be called great.

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The desire that is satisfied is not a great desire, nor has the shoulder used all its might that an unbreakable gate has never strained.

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Free from desire, you realize the mystery.

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The will is infinite and the execution confin'd, the desire is boundless and the act a slave to limit.

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Let him who desires to be harsh in making demands upon his debtors consider that he is God’s debtor.

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I let go of all desire for the common good, and the good becomes as common as the grass.

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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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How I feel is that if I wanted anything I'd take it. That's what I've always thought all my life. But it happens that I want you, and so I just haven't room for any other desires.

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Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.

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What your heart desires is not too good to be true. It is good enough to be true.

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