Quotes about Desires

You can be sure that your deepest desires reveal important truths about your spiritual condition.

The mind is its thoughts, the heart is its desires, and the soul is its experiences.

People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have, and looking for it where they will never find it

He had allowed the advertisers to multiply his wants; he had learned to equate happiness with possessions, and prosperity with money to spend in a shop.

Think it not hard if you get not your will, nor your delights in this life; God will have you to rejoice in nothing but himself.

All life was transmitted into terms of their love, all experience, all desires, all ambitions, were nullified - their senses of humour crawled into corners to sleep;

But I am slow-thinking and full of interior rules that act as brakes on my desires.

I've tried to recognize my wife's individuality, her personality, her desires, her background, her ambitions.

If God gave us everything we asked for, we'd be in chaos.

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

When you think of the possessions you now own or the ones you hope to own—or when you're envying others for what they have—remember that the scriptures also warn that where your treasure is, there your heart is also.

God said if you will delight yourself in Him, He will give you the desires of your heart. That means if you'll keep God first place, if you'll honor Him with your life, He'll cause people to want to be good to you. He'll cause you to be at the right place at the right time.