Quotes about Desire

As Pascal observed, when God addresses our human hearts, there is always enough light for those who desire to see, yet enough obscurity for those who do not wish to see. What makes the difference is the heart.

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want?

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a man's last romance.

If you have ever had the vision of God, you may try as you like to be satisfied on a lower level, but God will never let you.

You must be willing to be placed on the altar and go through the fire; willing to experience what the altar represents--burning, purification, and separation for only one purpose--the elimination of every desire and affection not grounded in or directed toward God. But you don't eliminate it, God does.

Our reach must exceed our grasp.

Lord, how I desire to see Thee, to hear Thee, to meditate on Thee and to manifestly grow like Thee! And Thou hast said, "Delight thyself also in the Lord, and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Ask God for what you want and do not be concerned about asking for the wrong thing, because as you draw ever closer to Him, you will cease asking for things altogether.

Remember that there is a passion for souls that does not come from God, but from our desire to make converts to our point of view.

Christian workers fail because they place their desire for their own holiness above their desire to know God.