Laozi Quotes, Desire Quotes, Sin Quotes

There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.

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What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire.

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Desire only God, and your heart will be satisfied.

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It is not for its own sake that men desire money, but for the sake of what they can purchase with it.

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Prayer is a sign of repentance, a desire to become better, purer.

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Following your heart's desire will lead you in the direction your spirit wants to go.

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Renunciation - non-resistance - non-destructiveness - are the ideals to be attained through less and less worldliness, less and less resistance, less and less destructiveness. Keep the ideal in view and work towards it. None can live in the world without resistance, without destruction, without desire. The world has not come to that state yet when the ideal can be realised in society.

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Himmlisch ist's wenn ich bezwungen Meine irdische Begier; Aber doch wenn's nich gelungen Hatt' ich auch recht huebsch Plaisir! Loosely translated: It is heavenly, when I overcome My earthly desires But nevertheless, when I'm not successful, It can also be quite pleasurable.

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It is difficult, if not impossible, to define the limit of our reasonable desires in respect of possessions.

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Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.

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Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself.

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Poor people are as much in danger from an inordinate desire towards the wealth of the world as rich from an inordinate delight in it.

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I want to swim in both directions at once. Desire success, court failure.

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Sometimes, whether a desire is excessive or negative depends on the circumstances or society in which you live in.

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In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond.

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To the person who desires nothing and does not get entangled in desires, the manifold changes of nature are one panorama of beauty and sublimity.

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If you yourself desire establishment, then help others to get establishment; if you yourself want success, then help others to attain success.

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Whatsoever that be within us that feels, thinks, desires, and animates, is something celestial, divine, and, consequently, imperishable.

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This very moment I may, if I desire, become the friend of God.

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The gentleman desires to be halting in speech but quick in action.

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