If you desire many things, many things will seem few.
- Topic: Desire, Gratitude
- Location: Arches National Park
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life.
Your radiance shines in every atom of creation yet our petty desires keep it hidden.
Desire is the essence of a man.
Suppose your whole world seems to rock on its foundations. Hold on steadily, let it rock, and when the rocking is over, the picture will have reassembled itself into something much nearer to your heart's desire.
A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
The heart's earnest and pure desire is always fulfilled.
The things are mighty few on earth That wishes can attain. Whate'er we want of any worth We've go to work to gain.
Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
Desires are only the lack of something: and those who have the greatest desires are in a worse condition than those who have none, or very slight ones.
For you can only be free when even the desire of seeking freedom becomes a harness to you.
A burning desire is the greatest motivator of every human action. The desire for success implants ''success consciousness'' which, in turn, creates a vigorous and ever-increasing ''habit of success.''
It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.
Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
Be grateful for your life, every detail of it, and your face will come to shine like a sun, and everyone who sees it will be made glad and peaceful.
Any one thing in creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to a humble and grateful mind.
Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace.
Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.
There are two ways to get enough: One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.
