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84 Proverbs about Desire



1. Strong souls have willpower, weak ones only desires.. Chinese Proverb. Strong souls have willpower, weak ones only desires.
Chinese Proverb

2. Go home and make a net if you desire to get fishes.. Chinese Proverb. Go home and make a net if you desire to get fishes.
Chinese Proverb

3. To pretend to satisfy one's desires with worldly goods is like using straw to put out a fire.. Chinese Proverb. To pretend to satisfy one's desires with worldly goods is like using straw to put out a fire.
Chinese Proverb

4. Opportunity makes desire.. Dutch Proverb. Opportunity makes desire.
Dutch Proverb

5. The desire is the father of the thought.. Dutch Proverb. The desire is the father of the thought.
Dutch Proverb

6. Opportunity creates desire.. Dutch Proverb. Opportunity creates desire.
Dutch Proverb

7. First deserve then desire.. English Proverb. First deserve then desire.
English Proverb

8. First deserve, and then desire.. English Proverb. First deserve, and then desire.
English Proverb

9. When two agree in their desire, One sparke will set them both on fire.. English Proverb. When two agree in their desire, One sparke will set them both on fire.
English Proverb

10. He begins to die that quits his desires.. English Proverb. He begins to die that quits his desires.
English Proverb

11. Examine well the counsel that favours your desire.. English Proverb. Examine well the counsel that favours your desire.
English Proverb

12. Desire is nourished by delay.. English Proverb. Desire is nourished by delay.
English Proverb

13. The greatest tranquility is when we desire nothing.. Arab Proverb. The greatest tranquility is when we desire nothing.
Arab Proverb

14. Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.. Arab Proverb. Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.
Arab Proverb

15. Many desire the tree who pretend to refuse the fruit.. Italian Proverb. Many desire the tree who pretend to refuse the fruit.
Italian Proverb

16. He that flatters you more than you desire either has deceived you or wishes to deceive.. Italian Proverb. He that flatters you more than you desire either has deceived you or wishes to deceive.
Italian Proverb

17. He that desires but little has no need of much.. Danish Proverb. He that desires but little has no need of much.
Danish Proverb

18. It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.. Danish Proverb. It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.
Danish Proverb

19. Idleness is a fool's desire.. Irish Proverb. Idleness is a fool's desire.
Irish Proverb

20. Desire beautifies what is ugly.. Spanish Proverb. Desire beautifies what is ugly.
Spanish Proverb

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