Famous quotes containing the word desires:
“The myth of motherhood as martyrdom has been bred into women, and behavioral scientists have helped embellish the myth with their ideas of correct “feminine” behavior. If women understand that they do not have to ignore their own needs and desires when they become mothers, that to be self-interested is not to be selfish, it will help them to avoid the trap of overattachment.”
—Grace Baruch (20th century)
“He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
“Too many desires harm the mind; to desire much money harms the body.”
—Chinese proverb.