In order to be a good doctor a man must also have a good character; that is to say, whatever weaknesses and foibles he may have, he must love his fellow human beings in the concrete and desire their good before his own. —W. H. Auden More about this quote Tags: love character weakness good desire medicine doctor well-wishing Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Whatever the philosophers may say, it remains true that, from the first hour of man's waking consciousness until that consciousness ceases, his most ardent desire is to be happy, and that the moment of his most profound regret is when he becomes convinced that on this earth perfect happiness cannot be found. —Carl Hilty in Happiness: Essays on the Meaning of Life More about this quote Tags: philosophy happiness desire consciousness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings. —Gustave Flaubert More about this quote Tags: desire aspiration flying wings Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The happier you are, the less you need. —Francesca Lia Block in Ecstasia More about this quote Tags: happiness desire need Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The heart does not always make sense. It wants what it wants, even if what it desires does not want it back. —Amber Lynn Natusch in Fractured More about this quote Tags: heart desire want Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried. —G. K. Chesterton More about this quote Tags: desire trying Christian Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When you really want something, you will find a way. When you don't really want something, you'll find an excuse. —Rachel Hollis in Wash Your Face More about this quote Tags: will desire excuses Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in. —Leonardo da Vinci More about this quote Tags: memory desire nothing study Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to. —W. Somerset Maugham More about this quote Tags: writing art desire Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email