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“That is the worst moment, when you feel you have lost / The desires for all that was most desirable, / Before you are contented with what you can desire; / Before you know what is left to be desired; / And you go on wishing that you could desire / What desire has left behind.”

Knows Feels Moments Desire Lost Left Wish Behinds Worst Goes On Desirable Left Behind Worst Moments

Author:T. S. Eliot

“You have the right to work, but do not become so degenerate as to look for results. Work incessantly, but see something behind the work. Even good deeds can find a man in great bondage. Therefore be not bound by good deeds or by desires for name and fame.”

Men Looks Desire Names Results Behinds Fame Bounds Deeds Good Deeds Bondage Degenerates Incessantly

Book:The Complete Works of the Swami Vivekananda, Comprising All His Lectures, Addresses and Discourses Delivered in Europe, America and India: All His Writings in Prose and Poetry, Together with Translations of Those Written in Bengali and Sanskrit; Reports of His Interviews and His Replies to the Various Addresses of Welcome; His Sayings and Epistles,--private and Public--original and Translated; with an Index; Carefully Revised & Edited

Source: The Complete Works of the Swami Vivekananda, Comprising All His Lectures, Addresses and Discourses Delivered in Europe, America and India: All His Writings in Prose and Poetry, Together with Translations of Those Written in Bengali and Sanskrit; Reports of His Interviews and His Replies to the Various Addresses of Welcome; His Sayings and Epistles,--private and Public--original and Translated; with an Index; Carefully Revised & Edited

“Men love to trust God (as they profess) for what they have in their hands, in possession, or what lies in an easy view; place their desires afar off, carry their accomplishment behind the clouds out of their sight, interpose difficulties and perplexities -- their hearts are instantly sick. They cannot wait for God; they do not trust Him, nor ever did. Would you have the presence of God with you? Learn to wait quietly for the salvation you expect from Him.”

Men Heart Hands Lying Desire Easy Waiting Views Behinds Sick Sight Difficulty Salvation Clouds Possession Accomplishment Trust In God Presence Of God Afar Perplexity

Author:Owen Wilson

“Behind the murder of millions of Negroes annually in Africa is the well organized system of exploitation by the alien intruders who desire to rob Africa of every bit of its wealth for the satisfaction of their race and the upkeep of their bankrupt European countries.”

Wells Country Desire Bits Wealth Race Behinds Millions Murder Satisfaction Aliens Organized Exploitation European Countries Intruders Upkeep

Book:The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans

Source: The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans

“From the desert I come to thee, On a stallion shod with fire; And the winds are left behind In the speed of my desire.”

Desire Left Behinds Fire Wind Speed Thee Desert Left Behind Stallions

Book:Poems of the Orient

Source: Poems of the Orient

“If thou desire to see thy child virtuous, let him not see his father's vices: thou canst not rebuke that in them, that they behold practised in thee; till reason be ripe, examples direct more than precepts: such as thy behaviour is before thy children's faces, such commonly is theirs behind their parents' backs.”

Ifs Children Reason Faces Desire Father Parent Behinds Example Direct Vices Thee Virtuous Behaviour Ripe Rebuke

Author:Francis Quarles

“To an American, that which deprives him of his freedom he regards as injustice, and that which allows him to enjoy that freedom he regards as justice. The concept of justice is as central to the totality of his being as freedom is, and this is not surprising, since the motivating idea behind the American Declaration of Independence was the fervent desire for justice.”

Ideas Desire Politics Enjoy Justice Behinds Economy Concepts Regard Independence Injustice Liberalism Surprising Declaration Totality Declaration Of Independence Fervent

Author:Ndabaningi Sithole

“The self forms at the edge of desire, and a science of self arises in the effort to leave that self behind.”

Self Form Desire Effort Behinds Edges Arise

Book:Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay

Source: Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay

“... peace is a militant thing ... any peace movement must have behind it a higher passion than the desire for war. No one can be a pacifist without being ready to fight for peace and die for peace.”

War Desire Dies Fighting Passion Peace Behinds Movement Ready Higher Militant Pacifist

Book:Rebel pen: the writings of Mary Heaton Vorse

Source: Rebel pen: the writings of Mary Heaton Vorse

“As long as I can remember, the compelling force behind my calling is a desire to know Jesus more and to make Him known. I believe I was created for a relationship with Jesus, so growing in my relationship with Him and worshiping Him with all my heart and life is preeminent.”

Knows Believe Heart Long I Can Remember Life Is Desire Jesus Force I Believe Behinds Known Growing My Heart Calling Compelling

Author:Louie Giglio

“any peace movement must have behind it a higher passion than the desire for war.”

War Desire Passion Peace Behinds Movement Higher

Book:Rebel pen: the writings of Mary Heaton Vorse

Source: Rebel pen: the writings of Mary Heaton Vorse

“I'm often accused of 'going too far,' but I recognize that behind my desire to shock is an even stronger desire to evade the 'feminine' stereotype: 'You say women are afraid of mice? I'll show you! I'll eat the mouse!”

Shows Desire Behinds Stronger Shock Feminine Mice Stereotype Accused Exaggeration

Author:Anne Beatts

“A Path Appears is an insightful book focused on how individuals can contribute to positive change and the remarkable people behind the organizations that make it happen. The authors' desire to motivate people to support good causes, learn about the situation in other countries, and find the best way to help their fellow men and women is inspiring.”