It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.
Aristotle
A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.
Mark Twain
You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.
James Allen
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies.
Aristotle
Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.
Arab Proverb
Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.
Robert Collier
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
Napoleon Hill
The desire to know is natural to good men.
Leonardo da Vinci
Man is a creation of desire,not a creation of need.
Gaston Bachelard
One must not lose desires. They are mighty stimulants to creativeness, to love, and to long life.
Alexander A. Bogomoletz
There comes a time when a men desires to rise above fear.
Edmund Cooper
The man's desire is for the woman; but the woman's desire is rarely other than for the desire of the man.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge