Quotes About Desire

Whatsoever is the object of any man's Appetite or Desire; that is it which he for his part calleth Good: and the object of his Hate and Aversion, evil.

Obviously I'd love to have kids and all that. Luckily, as a man, there's not such an egg timer on it, but I'd like to be able to pick them up without Nurofen first.

Everyone wants to vote for the best and most qualified man, but he never runs for office.

I will not choose what many men desire, Because I will not jump with common spirits And rank me with the barbarous multitudes.

The saved man is not a perfect man, but his heart's desire is to become perfect.

A man's contentment is in his mind, not in the extent of his possessions. Alexander the Great, with all the world at his feet, cries for another world to conquer.

He hath desired to bring the souls of other men to heaven; let his soul be brought to heaven.

What men say: I'm sorry, honey. I was wrong. What men think: I'd love a Chipwich. I should go get one.

I can hear other things, too. Before you came around, I had no idea a man could make a girl scream like that. Reyes seems very talented.

A man lusts to become a god... and there is murder. Murder upon murder upon murder. Why is the world of men nothing but murder?

There is a desire for progress in the hearts of all men, and it is the sense of frustration and inability to move forward that brings violent revolution.

This food-and-shelter theory concerning man's efforts is without insight. The desire for praise is more imperative than the desire for food and shelter

The great interests of man: air and light, the joy of having a body, the voluptuousness of looking.

It is more difficult for a man to be faithful to his mistress when he is favored than when he is ill treated by her.

A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.

The constant demands of the heart and the belly can allow man only an incidental indulgence in the pleasures of the eye and the understanding.

the most common type of pessimism is neither philosophical nor religious: it is the pessimism of thwarted desire. ... It is the cynical sneer of the man who, seeking roses, finds only ashes.

Men rush towards complexity, but they yearn towards simplicity. They try to be kings; but they dream of being shepherds.

Believe me, for certain men at least, not taking what one doesn't desire is the hardest thing in the world.

Always wanting another man than your own.

If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow.

What cruel creatures men are. Our bodies tell us to love so many, but there's room in our hearts for so few.

There are lots of real men out there - men who could fall in love with you at the drop of a hat.

Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be lovely; or to be that thing which is the natural and proper object of love.