Desire Quotes - Page 35

The concept of 'obscenity' is tested when one dares to look at something that he has an unbearable desire to see but has forbidden himself to look at. When one feels that everything that one had wanted to see has been revealed, 'obscenity' disappears, the taboo disappears as well, and there is a certain liberation.

The fundamental misunderstanding of humanity is believing that we can achieve all our desires without limitation.

Love is often gentle, desire always a rage.

The desire to be part of something greater and to occupy life more fully, is also a desire to touch and be touched by the living imagination that sustains each soul and all of life.

To understand the limitation of things, desire them.

If you make love with the divine now, in the next lifeyou will have the face of satisfied desire.

If you desire to become a more generous person, don't wait for your income to change. Change your heart.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as you dominant aspiration.

It is essential that the revelation we receive, the conception of an image which embraces a certain thing, which has no sense in itself, which has no subject, which means 'absolutely nothing' from the logical point of view.. ..should speak so strongly in us, evoke such agony or joy, that we feel compelled to paint.

Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.

Have regrets. They are fuel. On the page they flare into desire.

Whatsoever misfortunes there are Here in this world or in the next, They all have their root in Ignorance And in the accumulation of Longing and Desire.

Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.

Success is very ephemeral. You depend entirely on the desire of others, which makes it difficult to relax.

To get or not to get what we desire can be equally disappointing.

We have to have a purpose greater than the endless struggle to satisfy personal desires.

TEACHER seeks pupil. Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person.

The desire to sacrifice an entire lifetime to the noblest of ideals serves no purpose if one works alone.

Painting, art in general, enchants me. It is my life. What else matters? When you put all your soul into a work, all that is noble in you, you cannot fail to find a kindred soul who understands you, and you do not need a host of such spirits. Is not that all an artist should wish for?

I desire only Him and to be wholly His.

Desire and dedication are everything!

We're all torn between the desire for privacy and the fear of loneliness.

Everyone surrounding you has gone through similar things. The search for love or the desire to have a family or the loss of a child.

Within you is the divine capacity to manifest and attract all you desire.

Which 20% of sources are causing 80% of my problems and unhappiness? Which 20% of sources are resulting in 80% of my desired outcomes and happiness?