| Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. |
| Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire. |
| To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves. |
| Desire of having is the sin of covetousness. |
| A man of ability and the desire to accomplish something can do anything. |