Quotes About Fulfillment

Inherent in every intention and desire are the mechanics for its fulfillment.

Desire, said the Buddha, is the cause of suffering. But without desire, what delight?

It doesn't matter how much you get; you are left wanting more.

No one can have all he desires.

Your mind will really talk to you when you begin to deny fulfillment to your desires, and you will find how subtle and shameless it is.

To believe that if only we had this or that we would be happy, or to pursue any excessive desire, diverts us from seeing that happiness depends on an adequate self.

The fulfillment of desire does not necessarily make you happy because there is a satiation factor. You can get some apple pie and eat it. If this is what makes you happy, why not eat ten?

It is better to desire the things we have than to have the things we desire.

Those that abide in Christ as their heart's desire shall have, through Christ, their heart's desire.

Space and silence are synonymous. Joy, fulfillment brings the silence. Desire brings noise. Silence is the cure, because in silence you come back to the source, and that creates joy

Expectation ... quickens desire, while possession deadens it.

The constant desire of pleasing which is the peculiar quality of some, may be called the happiest of all desires in this that it rarely fails of attaining its end when not disgraced by affectation.

Years of happiness can be lost in the foolish gratification of a momentary desire for pleasure.

My house is a place I have spent many years improving to the point where I have no desire to leave it.

Boredom is desire seeking desire.

The day effort ceased, I also ceased. Because you cannot exist without effort, and you cannot exist without desire, and you cannot exist without striving.

Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.

We are dwellers in a divine universe where no desires are in vain - if only they be large enough.

Thus I reel from desire to fulfillment and in fulfillment languish for desire.

Your readiest desire is your path to joy... even if it destroys you.

Desire can't be sated, because if it is, the longing disappears and then we've failed, because desire is the state we seek.

The thirst of desire is never filled, nor fully satisfied.

Our desires, once realized, haunt us again less readily.

And out of heart's pain comes heart's peace; and out of desire, accomplishment.