#desire

I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. ↗

— Susan B. Anthony

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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger. ↗

— Abu Bakr

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The desire for liberty has also made itself felt as struggle against domestic tyranny or arbitrary rule. ↗

— Emily Greene Balch

#also #arbitrary #desire #domestic #felt

There are moments when you feel that the desire to work is fading, and the only way to bring it back is to get away from it, to put yourself in a state of frustration so you feel the need again. ↗

— Emmanuelle Beart

#away #back #bring #desire #fading

We've all had that fear, that despair of losing someone, or this fierce desire because it's not reciprocated. The less reciprocation there is, the more desire we have. ↗

— Emmanuelle Beart

#desire #despair #fear #fierce #had

Most of us are consumed with our own thoughts and desires and are not always thinking about what other people may want. This is not necessarily being egocentric; it is just being human. ↗

— Bo Bennett

#always #being #being human #consumed #desires

If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. ↗

— Louis D. Brandeis

#desire #first #law #make #must

A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control. ↗

— Robert Foster Bennett

#born #charge #control #desire #each

Become the leader of your life. Lead yourself to where you want to be. Breathe life back into your ambitions, your desires, your goals, your relationships. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#breathe #desires #goals #inspirational #leader

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#contradiction #courage #desire #die #form