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Desiring Quotes

The ache of wanting something more.

These desiring quotes range from a historical wish to return home to family to modern reflections on chronic sadness, tied to broader themes in our Children quotes.

In the end of five years I made supplication to the king to go out of this land, desiring to see my poor wife and children according to conscience and nature.

Quotes by William Adams

Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks he is so well-endowed with it that even those who are hardest to satisfy in all other matters are not in the habit of desiring...

Quotes by Rene Descartes

I would hate to think I'm promoting sadness as an aesthetic. But I grew up in not just a family but a town and a culture where sadness is something you're taught to feel shame about. You end up chronically...

Quotes by Mike Mills

I could heartily wish that every commission officer was to be previously examined; for, to my certain knowledge, there are persons who have already crept into commission without abilities or fit qualification: I am myself far from desiring to be...

Quotes by John Paul Jones

Ale Quotes

So many of our young women today, they're growing up without a father, but they're still thirsty for that and desiring positive male love.

Quotes by Hill Harper

I don't recall ever desiring to go as fast as possible.

Quotes by Hannah Kearney

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

Quotes by Epicurus

Love consists in desiring to give what is our own to another and feeling his delight as our own.

Quotes by Emanuel Swedenborg

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

Quotes by Democritus

Best Quotes

This is what sexism does best: it makes you feel crazy for desiring parity and hopeless about ever achieving it.

Quotes by Deborah Copaken Kogan

Frequently Asked Questions

What different forms of longing appear in these desiring quotes?
They range from a historical figure wishing to return home to his wife and children, to a more modern reflection on desiring relief from inherited sadness, plus wishes for fairness and competence in others.
Why do readers search for quotes about desiring or longing?
Longing is a universal feeling, so people search for quotes that put language to wanting something out of reach, whether that's home, relief, or better circumstances.
Is there a historical quote about desiring to go home?
Yes, one quote describes a long-held wish to leave a foreign land after years away, driven by a desire to see one's wife and children again, a personal, historically grounded expression of longing.
Does this page only cover emotional desires?
No, a couple of quotes apply desiring more broadly, wishing that officers were properly examined or that common sense were more evenly distributed, extending the theme into fairness and competence.
What other pages connect well with desiring quotes?
Our Children and Common Sense quotes pages both relate to themes of longing and fairness explored here.

A couple of lines widen the idea of desiring into wishing for fairness or competence from others, showing how flexible longing can be as a topic. Pair this with our Best and Common Sense quotes.