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“I believe that happiness consists in having a destiny in keeping with our abilities. Our desires are things of the moment, often harmful even to ourselves; but our abilities are permanent, and their demands never cease.”

Believe Moments Happiness Desire I Believe Ability Destiny Demand Cease Permanent

Author:Madame de Stael

“A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.”

Love Action Desire Parent Wise Absolutes Independent Motherhood Cease Parenthood Advisors Wise Parents

Author:Elizabeth Gaskell

“While we desire, we do not enjoy; and with enjoyment desire ceases.”

Desire Enjoy Cease Enjoyment

Book:Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)

“Every desire bears its death in its very gratification. Curiosity languishes under repeated stimulants, and novelties cease to excite and surprise, until at length we cannot wonder even at a miracle.”

Desire Wonder Bears Miracle Surprise Curiosity Cease Length Gratification Novelty Stimulants Languish

Author:Washington Irving

“... our natural Will is to have God, and the Good Will of God is to have us; and we may never cease from willing nor from longing till we have Him in fullness of joy: and then may we no more desire.”

May Joy Desire Natural Willing Longing Cease Gods Will Fullness Good Will

Book:The Showings of Divine Love

Source: The Showings of Divine Love

“TEF is predicated on logic, a simple wager that every human faces: If a reasoning human being loves and values life, they will want to live as long as possible-the desire to be immortal. Nevertheless, it's impossible to know if they're going to be immortal once they die. To do nothing doesn't help the odds of attaining immortality-since it seems evident that everyone will die someday and possibly cease to exist. To try to do something scientifically constructive towards ensuring immortality beforehand is the most logical conclusion.”

“The Christian life is a long and continual tendency of our hearts toward that eternal goodness which we desire on earth. All our happiness consists in thirsting for it. Now this thirst is prayer. Ever desire to approach your Creator, and you will never cease to pray. Do not think it necessary to pronounce many words.”

Thinking Heart Long Earth Christian Life Is Desire Prayer Praying Goodness Eternal Approach Creator Cease Christian Life Tendencies Thirst

Author:Francois Fenelon