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“All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.”

Humans Reason Action Desire Passion Causes Nature Chance Habit Philosophical Excellence Seven Compulsion Human Actions Daily Habits Moral Excellence Passion And Desire Passion For Excellence

Author:Aristotle

“The desire of excellence is the necessary attribute of those who excel. We work little for a thing unless we wish for it.”

Littles Desire Wish Excellence Attributes Moral Excellence

Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“The readiness to praise others indicates a desire for excellence and perhaps an ability to realize it.”

Desire Realizing Ability Praise Excellence Readiness

Book:The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms

Source: The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms

“If you desire a man to tell you comfortable lies about your prowess, and so fetter any hope of true excellence, I'm sure you may find one anywhere. Not all prisons are made of iron bars. Some are made of feather beds.”

Ifs Men May Made Lying Desire Bed Comfortable Prison Excellence Bars Iron Feathers Fetters Prowess

Author:Lois McMaster Bujold

“If the goal is to realize the Supreme Being, you should become egoless. That requires self-effort. The sadhak should work hard. He should pray sincerely for the removal of the negative tendencies. This prayer is not to achieve anything or to fulfill any desires. It is to go beyond all achievements. It is to transcend all desires.”

Ifs Should Self Hard Desire Goal Realizing Prayer Effort Achieve Hard Work Praying Achievement Negative Excellence Supreme Tendencies Sincerely Removal Supreme Being

Author:Mata Amritanandamayi

“What keeps the democracy alive at all but the hatred of excellence; the desire of the base to see no head higher than their own?”

Desire Democracy Alive Higher Hatred Excellence

Book:The Last of the Wine

Source: The Last of the Wine

“The desire of excellence is the necessary attribute of those who excel. We work little for a thing unless we wish for it. But we cannot of ourselves estimate the degree of our success in what we strive for; that task is left to others. With the desire for excellence comes, therefore, the desire for approbation. And this distinguishes intellectual excellence from moral excellence; for the latter has no necessity of human tribunal; it is more inclined to shrink from the public than to invite the public to be its judge.”

Humans Littles Desire Left Wish Moral Judging Degrees Intellectual Tasks Excellence Strive Latter Attributes Invites Shrinks Tribunals Moral Excellence

Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“To be faithful to your instincts and the impulses that carry you in the direction of the excellence you most desire and value ... surely that is to lead the noble life.”

Desire Values Excellence Instinct Noble Impulse Faithful Being Faithful

Book:Selected letters of George Edward Woodberry

Source: Selected letters of George Edward Woodberry