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It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves. Taylor Caldwell

Money Those No Desire Themselves Show Help Who Waste Desire

The deeper the blue becomes, the more strongly it calls man towards the infinite, awakening in him a desire for the pure and, finally, for the supernatural... The brighter it becomes, the more it loses its sound, until it turns into silent stillness and becomes white. Wassily Kandinsky

Man Stillness Pure White Finally Silent Strongly More Supernatural Towards Until Him Calls Becomes Sound Loses Infinite Blue Turns Awakening Deeper Brighter Desire

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air. Wilbur Wright

Travel Space Fly Down Birds Our Air Ancestors Through Idea Highway Freely Looked Handed Infinite Soaring Us Who Desire

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency. Quentin Crisp

Happiness Life Character Plant Other Immature Solely Consists Would Some Deliberately Consuming Development Toward Most Method Self-Sufficiency Person Hands Human Human Beings Moving Whole Beings Describe Searching Desire

For my part, I desire to see the time when education - and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise and industry - shall become much more general than at present, and should be gratified to have it in my power to contribute something to the advancement of any measure which might have a tendency to accelerate the happy period. Abraham Lincoln

Education Time Happy Power Become Enterprise See Morality Something General More Shall Tendency Part Advancement Period Accelerate Industry Than Contribute Any Which Sobriety Might Much Should Means Measure Gratified Present Desire

Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God; and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others. David Brainerd

God You Business World Better Others Further Take Perform Faithfully Commands Ambitious Than Being Regard Esteemed Heed Desire

The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the sign of a just as of an anxious disposition. Friedrich Nietzsche

Disposition Sign No-One Annoy Well Equally Anxious Just Desire Harm

I have more of a desire to write songs about being an independent woman than being in love, songs about getting up and moving on even if I have a broken heart. Kat Graham

Almost every desire a poor man has is a punishable offence. Louis-Ferdinand Celine

Man Poor Man Every Almost Offence Poor Desire

Burning desire to be or do something gives us staying power - a reason to get up every morning or to pick ourselves up and start in again after a disappointment. Marsha Sinetar

There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge. Michel de Montaigne

Knowledge Natural No Desire More Than Desire

The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows. Milton Glaser

Relationship Persistence Will Those Characteristics Independent Vanishes Talent Without Real Issue Real Issue Modest Even Element Grows Things Desire

So what do you desire to do? What do you really want to do as a person? You need to stop and document that; write it down; make a plan; and then God says, 'I'll direct your steps.' Myles Munroe

God You Down Says Direct Write Steps Document Make Person Stop Want Plan Then Really Your Desire Need

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire. Patti Smith

Sadness Never Go Fiery Let Go Desire

Let others laugh when you sacrifice desire to duty, if they will. You have time and eternity to rejoice in. Theodore Parker

Time You Will Sacrifice Duty Others Laugh Eternity Desire Rejoice

I've never eaten a strawberry in my life. I have no desire to do that. Tom Brady

Life My Life No Desire Eaten Never Desire

For every problem or confusion and for every desire or ambition there is an available force waiting for your call. Vernon Howard

Waiting Problem Confusion Ambition Every Force Call Available Your Desire

When I was taken to the concentration camp of Auschwitz, a manuscript of mine ready for publication was confiscated. Certainly, my deep desire to write this manuscript anew helped me to survive the rigors of the camps I was in. Viktor E. Frankl

Me Mine Anew Write Taken Concentration Ready Auschwitz Camp Camps Survive To Survive Certainly Helped Manuscript Deep Deep Desire Publication Desire

All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is. W. Clement Stone

Achievement Problem Mind First Starts Exactly Exactly What Individual Step Know First Step Goal Personal Personal Achievement Your Desire

We desire the good of the world and the happiness of the nations that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened... what harm is there in this?... these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall come. Baha'u'llah

For women, Neo-Confucianism placed extra emphasis on chastity, obedience, and diligence. A good wife should have no desire other than to serve her husband, no ambition other than to produce a son, and no interest beyond subjugating herself to her husband's family - meaning, among other things, she must never remarry if widowed. Amanda Foreman

Good Family Obedience Son Women Wife Husband Ambition Extra Other Herself Diligence Must No Desire No Interest Chastity Never Good Wife Emphasis Beyond She Than Interest Placed Meaning Produce Should Serve Among Her Things Desire Widowed

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