Famous quotes containing the word desires:
“And no one after drinking old wine desires new wine, but says, ‘The old is good.’”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 5:39.
“Man is insatiable for power; he is infantile in his desires and, always discontented with what he has, loves only what he has not. People complain of the despotism of princes; they ought to complain of the despotism of man.”
—Joseph De Maistre (1753–1821)
“Too many desires harm the mind; to desire much money harms the body.”
—Chinese proverb.