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There are people who possess not so much genius as a certain talent for perceiving the desires of the century, or even of the decade, before it has done so itself. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

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There is no greater impediment to progress in the sciences than the desire to see it take place too quickly. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

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But on the other hand, while disclaiming any change in my opinions, I desire equally to disclaim the representations of those opinions which have been put forward in some quarters. ↗

— Joseph Barber Lightfoot

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No siren did ever so charm the ear of the listener as the listening ear has charmed the soul of the siren. ↗

— Henry Taylor

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Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end... I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them. ↗

— Titus Livius

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This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions. ↗

— Titus Livius

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The discipline of desire is the background of character. ↗

— John Locke

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Our visions begin with our desires. ↗

— Audre Lorde

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