Quotes About Desire

O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.

In fact, all of your theological concepts may only serve to cool the fire of love in the will.

you will never lack so much of the water of comfort that your thirst will be intolerable;

May the Lord lay His hand on all that I do so that it may be in accordance with His holy will; this is always my desire, although my actions may be as imperfect as I myself am.

Lord of ours is so anxious that we should desire Him and strive after His companionship that He calls us ceaselessly, time after time, to approach Him; and this voice of His is so sweet that the poor soul is consumed with grief at being unable to do His bidding immediately; and thus, as I say, it suffers more than

if you would progress a long way on this road and ascend to the Mansions of your desire, the important thing is not to think much, but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love. Perhaps we do not know what love

PROTECT ME FROM WHAT I WANT to be thoroughly drunk and immune to hunger

Does tension exist between our perfect longings and the imperfect world?

Jesus said, 'You have not, because you ask not.

I hated him with a passion so deep, sometimes it felt like love.

Chase down your passion like it's the last bus of the night.

...like stealing the juice out of tomorrow's fruit.

Action is taking the first step. Action is climbing the hill. Action combined with desire, harmonious intent, and undoubting yesfulness is invincible. Hallelujah!

For some, pleasure is a fever they can't shake. For others, it's a disease they cannot seem to catch.

I tried yoga once but took off for the mall halfway through class, as I had a sudden craving for a soft pretzel and world peace.

These lands are too parched, Please rain-bless our hearts!

Dreams are free, so free your dreams.

It's hard to defeat a woman in love.

...and leave wishes to those foolish enough to make them.

Herein lies the heart and soul of the nations. Their right to be free men, Their desire to live in peace, Their courage to seek out truth, Herein lies the Sword of Shannara.

Another day, another juicy, mouth-watering, charbroiled Krabby Patty.

appetite of the blank page for ever more information, ever more data. An empty book is a greedy thing.

It is very painful to love someone and believe you cannot be with them.

Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have. We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy – if not less of it – doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do.