Always desire to learn something useful.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self.

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.

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.''

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.

The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential…these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

Your radiance shines in every atom of creation yet our petty desires keep it hidden.

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.

All cravings are the mind seeking salvation or fulfillment in external things and in the future as a substitute for the joy of Being.

For you can only be free when even the desire of seeking freedom becomes a harness to you.

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labor tends, and of which every desire prompts prosecution.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

College isn't the place to go for ideas.

A student is not a container you have to fill, but a torch you have to light up.

There are few things more pathetic than those who have lost their curiosity and sense of adventure, and who no longer care to learn.

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.

He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.

I've learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind.

There is nothing we can do that will bring us more in the way of rewards than the daily striving to become better adjusted, happier, more productive human beings. It’s a lifetime job and worth every minute we spend on it.