Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.
JOHN OF THE CROSS
JOHN OF THE CROSS
John of the Cross on desire
John of the Cross72 quotes“Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.”
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The very desire to be certain, to be secure, is the beginning of bondage.It’s only when the mind is not caught in the net of certainty, and is not seeking certainty, that it is in a state of discovery.
Jiddu KrishnamurtiJiddu Krishnamurti Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.
Robert KiyosakiRobert Kiyosaki Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
MenciusMencius Do not desire, for what you desire you get, and with it comes terrible bondage. It is nothing but bringing “noses on us,” as in the case of the man who had three boons to ask. We never get freedom until we are self-contained. “Self is the Saviour of self, none else.”
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade.
Marcel ProustMarcel Proust It taught him how to listen — how to listen with a quiet heart and a waiting soul, open soul, without passion, without desire, without judgment, without opinion.
Hermann HesseHermann Hesse To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.
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