Quotes with non-desire

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  • Machiavelli I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken the enemy, but threats make him more cautious, and the other excites his hatred, and a desire to revenge himself.
    Machiavelli
    Florentine state philosopher (1469 - 1527)
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  • George Eliot I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.
    George Eliot
    English writer and poet (1819 - 1880)
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  • Mahatma Gandhi I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • Bayard Rustin If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end.
    Bayard Rustin
    American activist (1912 - 1987)
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  • Harold S. Geneen It is much more difficult to measure non-performance than performance. Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non-performance can almost always be explained away.
    Harold S. Geneen
    American Accountant, Industrialist, CEO, ITT (1910 - 1997)
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  • Bhagavad Gita Just as a fire is covered by smoke and a mirror is obscured by dust, just as the embryo rests deep within the womb, wisdom is hidden by selfish desire.
    Bhagavad Gita
    Indian Hindu storybook
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  • Buddha Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stilled only by non-hatred - this is the law of eternal.
    Buddha
    Spiritual leader, born as Siddhartha Gautama (450 - 370)
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  • Stephen R. Covey The deepest desire of the human spirit is to be acknowledged.
    Stephen R. Covey
    American educator, author and businessman (1932 - 2012)
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  • John Locke The discipline of desire is the background of character.
    John Locke
    English philosopher (1632 - 1704)
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  • William R. Alger The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.
    William R. Alger
    American writer (1822 - 1905)
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  • Lin Yü-tang The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach.
    Lin Yü-tang
    Chinese writer (1895 - 1976)
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  • Ayn Rand There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.
    Ayn Rand
    Russian Writer, Philosopher (1905 - 1982)
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  • James Allen You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.
    James Allen
    British philosophical writer (1864 - 1912)
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  • Ben Foster 'A Streetcar Named Desire' is one of the best, if not the best, modern American plays. It deals with family dynamics, mental health, PTSD, war, and love. It's hard to beat.
    Ben Foster
    American actor (1980 - )
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  • Paul J. Meyer A burning desire is the greatest motivator of every human action. The desire for success implants ''success consciousness'' which, in turn, creates a vigorous and ever-increasing ''habit of success.''
    Paul J. Meyer
    American businessman and business consultant (1928 - )
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  • Ayn Rand A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
    Ayn Rand
    Russian Writer, Philosopher (1905 - 1982)
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  • Ayn Rand A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.
    Ayn Rand
    Russian Writer, Philosopher (1905 - 1982)
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  • John Adams A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
    John Adams
    President of the USA (2nd) (1735 - 1826)
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  • Helen Rowland A man's desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish to duplicate himself in order that such a remarkable pattern may not be lost to the world.
    Helen Rowland
    American journalist (1875 - 1950)
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  • George Bernard Shaw A perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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