All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself; he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success.

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural inclination to avoid hard work by promising the immediate satisfaction of every desire.

Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and belief.

Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.

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

'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.

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.

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

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.

Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.