Quotes About Desire

A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind, and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquillity. I do not think that the pursuit of knowledge is an exception to this rule.

A veces deseaba desterrar de mí todo pensamiento, todo afecto;

but the apple was already eaten, and the angel's arm bared to drive me from all hope. Yet I would die to make her happy. If the monster executed his threat, death was inevitable;

They desired, therefore, that I should engage with a solemn promise, that if the vessel should be freed, I would instantly direct my course southward.

would not lead them further north, if they strenuously desired the contrary; but that I hoped that, with reflection, their courage would return.

Alas! why does man boast of sensibilities superior to those apparent in the brute; it only renders them more necessary beings. If out impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might nearly be free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows, and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.

Like the archangel who aspired to omnipotence, I am chained in an eternal hell.

Seguía necesitando amor y compañía y continuaban rechazándome.

then thought that my father would be unjust if he ascribed my neglect to vice, or faultiness on my part; but I am now convinced that he was justified in conceiving that I should not be altogether free from blame. A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind, and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquillity. I do not think that the pursuit of knowledge is an exception to this rule.

Must I then lose this admirable being? I have longed for a friend; I have sought one who would sympathise with and love me. Behold, on these desert seas I have found such a one; but I fear I have gained him only to know his value and lose him. I would reconcile him to life, but he repulses the idea.

why does man boast of sensibilities superior to those apparent in the brute; it only renders them more necessary beings. If our impulses were confined to hunger, thirst, and desire, we might be nearly free; but now we are moved by every wind that blows, and a chance word or scene that that word may convey to us.

If misfortune come against us we must fight with her; we must cast her aside, and still go on to find out that which it is our nature to desire.

é una richiesta seria e precisa che ti chiedo di adempiere: non dobbiamo più stare lontani! Mi rende infelice: mi ritiro nella mia camera e non c'è il mio dolce amore, ceno e Shelley non è da nessuna parte, anche se ho tonnellate di dettagli da raccontare... Per farla breve, o torni o vengo io. (I miei sogni mi appartengono: Lettere della donna che reinventò la paura)

As yet I looked upon crime as a distant evil; benevolence and generosity were ever present before me, inciting within me a desire to become an actor in the busy scene where so many admirable qualities were called forth and displayed.

Everyone believes he can fashion a witch to his way of thinking so that she will satisfy his ambitions, dreams, and desires...

I'm... I'm so in love with you that I can't even stand it! Sasuke! Stay with me, and I'll never let you regret it! We'll have fun every day, and... And you'll be happy! I'll make sure of it! I'll do anything for you, Sasuke! Just, please... Please, please don't go! I'll even help you take revenge! I mean, I'll manage it somehow, so... So please... Stay with me.

Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it's enough to start war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife.

Egli non ha mai conosciuto l'amore dei genitori e per colpa del suo segreto è sempre stato tenuto a distanza da quelli del villaggio. Per questo, per attirare l'attenzione della gente non può far altro che combinare dispetti. Il ragazzo desidera che in qualche modo qualcuno riconosca il suo valore. Anche se fa il duro, Naruto continua a soffrire.

La vie n'a aucun sens pourtant personne ne veut mourrir

Il faut avoir connu la vraie souffrance pour desirer la paix

the meanings of two words: "envy" and "jealousy." The former was a way of desiring something that someone else had and you lacked; the latter was resenting someone's taking possession of something that was yours.

The system's greatest vulnerability stemmed from Putin's and his inner circle's pleonexia, the insatiable desire to have what rightfully belonged to others, that was exerting ever greater pressure on the regime from inside.

Lust and greed are more gullible than innocence.

Fantasy mirrors desire. Imagination reshapes it.