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“Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death.”
Kahlil Gibran
“Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge”
Plato
“A woman's desire for revenge outlasts all her other emotions”
Cyril Connolly
“A man of ability and the desire to accomplish something can do anything.”
Donald Kircher
“The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.”
Socrates
“Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.”
Lawrence Block
“The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.”
Brian Tracy
“Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.”
Confucius
“The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.”
Saint Augustine
“Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the stage when he has the whole world to act in, is not clear to me.”
George Bernard Shaw
