#desire

Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations. ↗

— Aulus Persius Flaccus

#each #his #inclinations #man #own

I was a supporter of the desire, in my section of Nigeria, to leave the federation because it was treated very badly with something that was called genocide in those days. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#because #called #days #desire #federation

To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve. ↗

— James Allen

#aspire #desire #obtain

If you real desire is to be good, there is no need to wait for the money before you do it; you can do it now, this very moment, and just where you are. ↗

— James Allen

#desire #good #just #moment #money

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek. ↗

— Mario Andretti

#commitment #desire #determination #enable #excellence

Love is simply the name for the desire and the pursuit of the whole. ↗

— Aristophanes

#love #love is #name #pursuit #simply

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. ↗

— Aristotle

#conquers #count #desires #hardest #him

All men by nature desire knowledge. ↗

— Aristotle

#knowledge #men #nature

If one wants another only for some self-satisfaction, usually in the form of sensual pleasure, that wrong desire takes the form of lust rather than love. ↗

— Mortimer Adler

#desire #form #love #lust #only

Their pleasures are fierce and their sleep impenetrable. And they know that the body has a soul in which the soul has no part. ↗

— Albert Camus

#pleasure #soul #death