Logo
We should scarcely desire things ardently if we were perfectly acq

We should scarcely desire things ardently if we were perfectly acquainted with what we desire. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Miscellaneous
category

Sympathy is never wasted except when you give it to yourself. – John W. Raper

Category:
Miscellaneous

The conflict of forces and the struggle of opposing wills are of the essence of our universe and alone hold it together. – Havelock Ellis

Category:
Miscellaneous

If there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life. – Albert Camus

Category:
Miscellaneous

Hate the sin and love the sinner. – Mohandas Gandhi

Category:
Miscellaneous

Random Quotes

Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence. – Jeff Hawkins

Category:
Intelligence

Ive rarely kept my distance from kind of – I dont know if we can call it politics, but kind of, civic engagement and that kind of thing, except I tended to think, Well, do it yourself before you start telling other people what they should be doing. – David Byrne

Category:
Politics

Being a monarchist – saying that one small group is born more worthy of respect than another – is just as warped and strange as being a racist. – Julie Burchill

Category:
respect

Be melting snow. Wash yourself of yourself. – Rumi, as interpreted by Coleman Barks

Category:
Rumi