1. On the edge of fullness and boredom, desire is still limited. ——Jean Rostand
2. Desire is the source of human suffering. It is true that desires can bring people joy and happiness; but behind joy and happiness is suffering, and the extreme joy will bring sorrow; after all desires are realized, disasters are inevitable. ——(Egypt) Yusuf. Sibai
3. People who have desires but no actions can only produce plague. —— Blake
4. There are two tragedies in life. One is that your desires are not satisfied, the other is that your desires are satisfied. ——Bernard Shaw
5. Once a person becomes a slave of desire, he can never be freed. ——(Thailand) Cha. Gojidi
6. People often hear this sentence: "It was desire that destroyed him." However, this is often wrong. It is not desire that destroys people, but incompetence, laziness, or confusion. ——Pierre Bourgoux
7. The desire for power is the most notorious desire. ——Tacitus
8. As long as a man is flattered and his pride and desires are satisfied, he is easily deceived; and artists who are full of fantasy are even more easily deceived. ——Romain Rolland
9. If a person can curb his desires and live a life without seeking, then he can be considered to have dominated his own life and his own destiny.
——(Egypt) Yusuf Sibayi