The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.
If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.
Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.
We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to every human being for God's sake.
The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon.
The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
Who does not desire such a victory by which we shall join places in our Kingdom, so far divided by nature, and for which we shall set up trophies in another conquered world?
When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous.
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
