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“So many sins against the poor cry out to high heaven! One of the most deadly sins is to deprive the laborer of his hire. There is another: to instill in him paltry desires so compulsive that he is willing to sell his liberty and his honor to satisfy them. We are all guilty of concupiscence, but newspapers, radios, television, and battalions of advertising men (woe to that generation!) deliberately stimulate our desires, the satisfaction of which so often means the degradation of the family.”

“As far as I can remember, I have always wanted everything from life, everything it can possibly give me. This desire separates me from people who are willing to settle for less. I cannot even comprehend how people's desires can be small, ambitions narrow and limited, when the possibilities are endless”

People Giving I Can Wanted Remember Desire Possibility Willing Ambition Give Me Endless Settling

Book:Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

Source: Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

“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

“... 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

“That I feel a desire, my friends, that we in this latter day of the world, in which light is fast spreading, that we should be willing to attend to those portions of the Scriptures of truth that direct us home to the foundation.”

World Feels Should Home Light Desire Willing My Friends Direct Foundation Scripture Latter Portions Latter Days

Book:The Quaker, Being a Series of Sermons by Members of the Society of Friends ...

Source: The Quaker, Being a Series of Sermons by Members of the Society of Friends ...

“When you meet the one. It just clicks. Clicking is important in a relationship. When you click, you share the same passion and worldviews, ambitions and dreams. You are willing to share your inner thoughts, fears, desires and secrets. When you click, your partner makes you comfortable in your skin, he or she knows what you need even you're quiet, knows when to give advice and when to just listen. When you click, you allow your partner to steadily be what they desire to be, while you be a steady presence”

Knows Needs Giving Important Dream Desire Passion Friendship Secret Share Advice Willing Quiet Ambition Comfortable Skins Partners Steady Worldview Clicks Just Listen Ambitions And Dreams

Author:Rita Zahara

“Our country was born out of a desire to be free. And every day since, it's been protected by our men and women in uniform - people who believed so deeply in America, they were willing to give their lives for it.”

“When we seek reconciliation with our enemies, it is commonly out of a desire to better our own condition, a being harassed and tired out with a state of war, and a fear of some ill accident which we are willing to prevent.”

War States Desire Enemy Conditions Willing Tired Ill Accidents Reconciliation

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“I want my little girl to tell me who she is so I can encourage her and not impose my desires for her on her life. I want her to dream big and to know that if she is willing to earn it, she can have anything - and become anything.”

Ifs Knows Want Littles I Can Dream Bigs Desire Girl Willing

Author:Salma Hayek