"Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong."

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"It provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Desire, Truth, Regret, Life, Power

"How miserably hypocritical, you might say, but no sooner am I offered a chance to flee Hell than I yearn to stay. Few families hold their relations as closely as do prisons. Few marriages sustain the high level of passion that exists between criminals and those who seek to bring them to justice. It's no wonder the Zodiac Killer flirted so relentlessly with the police. Or that Jack the Ripper courted and baited detectives with his - or her - coy letters. We all wish to be pursued. We all long to be desired."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

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"Nought's had, all's spent, where our desire is got without content."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Desire, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Power

"The need for gain, and advantage over others, is one of the chief driving forces behind all human misery."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Desire, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Power

"I don't think the players play with the same desire they once did."

Will McDonough, American Writer

Desire, Play

"I said that sometimes it's too much.""Well, I want someone who doesn't thinks so. I want someone who's heart is big enough to hold me.""You want someone whose love will fit around your finger."

Rainbow Rowell, American Author

Desire, Heart, Love, Choice

"Sexual starvation forces a heterosexual man to see beauty in every single female who he can sleep with without his society's disapproval."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Desire, Society, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Desire, Power, Truth, Life

"You are a child of God. You are blessed."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Desire, God, Faith, Spirit, Love

"The greatest blessing is the gift of life."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Desire, Blessing, Gift, Life, Gratitude

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"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul."

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"It provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance."

"Nought's had, all's spent, where our desire is got without content."

"The need for gain, and advantage over others, is one of the chief driving forces behind all human misery."

"I don't think the players play with the same desire they once did."

"I said that sometimes it's too much.""Well, I want someone who doesn't thinks so. I want someone who's heart is big enough to hold me.""You want someone whose love will fit around your finger."

"Sexual starvation forces a heterosexual man to see beauty in every single female who he can sleep with without his society's disapproval."

"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!"

"You are a child of God. You are blessed."

"The greatest blessing is the gift of life."

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"Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity."

"Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry."

"Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence."

"Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion."

"By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich."

"It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others."

"The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged."

"Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds."

"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul."

"Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss."