"The beginning of wisdom is to desire it."

-- Solomon Ibn Gabirol

#Wisdom Quotes #Desire Quotes

“No town can hope prosperity and trade, unless the press shall vigorously aid.”

Source : Eugene Fitch Ware (1899). “Some of the Rhymes of Ironquill [pseud.]: (A Book of Moods.) ...”
“I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I'd put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band. Today you don't have to do that, because catchers' mitts are more like first baseman's gloves.”
“You really have to have some muscle to be on the stage in front of the world.”

Source : "Billy Crystal Has Some Advice For 2013 Oscars’ Host Seth MacFarlane On ‘Katie’". www.huffingtonpost.com. February 19, 2013.
“The crosses with which our path through life is strewn associate us with Jesus in the mystery of His crucifixion.”
“An illusion which makes me happy is worth a verity which drags me to the ground.”

Source : "Close Relationships". Book by Christoph Martin Wieland, transl. by Harry T. Reis and Caryl E. Rusbult, p. 321, 2004.
“William Hague, the world's favourite hairline.”
“I didn't want to hurt them, I only wanted to kill them.”
“There's one thing I don't ever think about: losing ... Instead, I think about how I'm going to win, and how I can do it the quickest way.”

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