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“The world that we must seek is a world in which the creative spirit is alive, in which life is an adventure full of joy and hope, based rather upon the impulse to construct than upon the desire to retain what we possess or to seize what is possessed by others.”

World Life Is Joy Spirit Desire Creative Alive Adventure Impulse Possessed Constructs Life Is An Adventure Creative Spirit

Book:Roads to Freedom

Source: Roads to Freedom

“Alas! how many souls there are full of self, and yet desirous of doing good and serving God, but in such a way as to suit themselves; who desire to impose rules upon God as to His manner of drawing them to Himself. They want to serve and possess Him, but they are not willing to be possessed by Him.”

Way Want Soul Self Desire Willing Drawing Suits Selfishness Serving Possessed Serving God Alas Doing Good

Author:Francois Fenelon

“As the eye naturally seeks the light and vision, and our body naturally desires food and drink, so our mind is possessed with a becoming and natural desire to become acquainted with the truth of God and the causes of things.”

Mind Body Light Eye Desire Causes Natural Vision Becoming Drink Possessed Food And Drink Truth Of God

Book:The Sacred Writings of Origen (Annotated Edition)

Source: The Sacred Writings of Origen (Annotated Edition)

“If nature had produced spontaneously all the objects which we desire, and in sufficient abundance for the desires of all, there would have been no source of dispute or of injury among men; nor would any man have possessed the means of ever acquiring authority over another.”

Ifs Men Mean Has Beens Desire Objects Source Authority Sufficient Abundance Injury Possessed Disputes

Book:The Article Government: Reprinted from the Supplement to the Encyclopædia Britannica

Source: The Article Government: Reprinted from the Supplement to the Encyclopædia Britannica

“Do you wish to become rich? You may become rich, that is, if you desire it in no half way, but thoroughly. A miser sacrifices all to his single passion; hoards farthings and dies possessed of wealth. Do you wish to master any science or accomplishment? Give yourself to it and it lies beneath your feet. Time and pains will do anything. This world is given as the prize for the men in earnest; and that which is true of this world is truer still of the world to come.”

Source: Sermons Preached at Brighton

“Everyone seems possessed with the desire of writing articles upon me and sends me long lists of all I am to say.”

Writing Long Seems Desire Lists Articles Possessed Publicity

Author:Kate Greenaway