All that spirits desire, spirits attain.
It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite.
As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent; whence must necessarily arise a desire of attaining knowledge with the greatest possible ease.
A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
Within all of us is a divine capacity to manifest and attract all that we need and desire.
Suddenly I've got an overwhelming desire to surround myself with the aura of classical and Romantic art.
Studio heads seem to be getting the message that there is not only an audience out there, but there is a desire for people to see people of colour in central roles and in authoritative roles.
Often motivated by a desire to maintain the existing status quo, sloth almost cost the U.S. its auto industry, as it refused for decades to build fuel-efficient cars to compete with Japanese, Korean and European imports.
All sport... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where objectives are clear, where the desire to win is not only permissible, but encouraged.
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.
Homelessness is the fundamental idea of salvation in Jainism. It means the breaking off of all earthly relations, and therefore, above all, indifference to general impressions and avoidance of all worldly motives, the ceasing to act, to hope, to desire.
It was also during my tenure of office that the Japanese Government agreed to the conclusion of a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and signed it, pursuing a policy in harmony with the avowed desire of the people.
If you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred that a fellow human being can pour out for you, let a young mother hear you call dear baby 'it.'
The discipline of desire is the background of character.
All of us who desire the kingdom of God are, by the Lord's decree, under an equal and rigorous necessity of seeking after the grace of Baptism.
Sometimes the very presence of God is barred by our presuppositions and our intense and constant desire for triumph.
Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.
Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are.
