Pastoral Resources

We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music.

Now I am near to the getting of my crown, which shall be sure; for I bless the Lord, and desire all of you to bless Him that He hath brought me here, and makes me triumph over devils, and men, and sin: they shall wound me no more.

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.

Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic.

Desire is individual. Happiness is common.

I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate.

No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you're keeping the man-child alive.

When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the desire which formed in us in early youth, undirected, and of its own accord.

Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process. If there were an instrument by which to measure desire, one could foretell achievement.

Almost every desire a poor man has is a punishable offence.

Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say.

Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity.

Fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.

What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning.

The reason is that for many years I have avoided reading anything whatsoever that approaches my own line of country, out of a somewhat fanatical desire to avoid the risk of unconscious imitation.

Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed.

Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.

All teenagers have this desire to somehow run away.

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.