Quotes about Desires

Most men will not ignore the present world that they can see in order to make the world they cannot see the object of their desires. Therefore, there is an immediate friendship between this world and a man's fleshly desires and a corresponding distance between carnal man and eternal things.

Now, according to the strength or weakness of his faith in his Savior, so is his joy and peace, so is his love for holiness, so are his desires to know Him more and to serve Him more single-mindedly in this present world. But

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

Whatsoever that be within us that feels, thinks, desires, and animates, is something celestial, divine, and, consequently, imperishable.

Our desires cannot be, and were never meant to be, satisfied by earthly pleasures alone.

It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak.

We should aim rather at leveling down our desires than leveling up our means.

Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.

Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.

Desires are seeds waiting for their season to sprout. From a single seed of desire, whole forests grow.

Every living soul has different talents, different desires, different faculties. Be yourself, for even if you deceive the entire world, you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing.

Sin always finds it's root in our own selfish desires and self-gratification.