Desiring

Of her they said that desiring to take vengeance for her brother, whom the Egyptians had slain when he was their king and then, after having slain, him he had given his kingdom to her, —desiring, I say, to take vengeance for him, she destroyed by craft many of the Egyptians. ❋ Herodotus (1909)

And academics resolved which a Government was mistaken in desiring which a classes would either urge preparation or a earnings intensity of workers as good as their companies. ❋ Admin (2009)

I also wonder that if the post had been written by a man, whether people would be as quick say that it's OK be "hypocritical" in desiring someone who's culturally-approved skinny when they're not. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Psychologically speaking, it can be said that establishing such a discourse was successful primarily because it filled the void many Indian elite had in desiring to maintain their previously held power. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Loyalty, then, may be even committed on a non-individual level (though based on experiences with individuals, to be sure), as expressed as loyalty to humanity (in desiring to make it better, and to make the world the best place for such a humanity). ❋ Mary Kate Hurley (2007)

And she was persistent in desiring to hear only of that incredible Friend of whom Daisy had told her. ❋ Unknown (1907)

Mr. Lindsay looked grave; but with Ellen's tears yet wet upon his cheek, he could not dismiss the matter so lightly, and persisted in desiring that his mother should give up the point, which she utterly refused to do. ❋ Unknown (1892)

It was not the words of the ass (for it merely deprecated his beating it), but the miraculous fact of its speaking at all, which withstood Balaam's perversity in desiring to go after God had forbidden him in the first instance. ❋ Unknown (1871)

The Galatians in desiring to return to legal bondage are, he implies, renouncing the deliverance which Christ wrought for us. ❋ Unknown (1871)

But she persisted in desiring the carriage; and Mrs. Pritchard was silenced, observing, however, that she shouldn't wonder if she wasn't able to go, after all. ❋ Unknown (1854)

We must be moderate in desiring and using the good things of natural life, such as meat, drink, clothes, sleep, recreations, and credit; an inordinate desire after these is inconsistent with an earnest desire after God and Christ; and those who take more of these than is due can render to neither God nor man what is due to them. ❋ Unknown (1721)

The faith of the patriarchs in desiring to be buried in the land of Canaan plainly showed that they had an eye to the heavenly country, to which it was the design of this Jesus to lead them. ❋ Unknown (1721)

If this be our end in desiring life, health, and prosperity, that God may be glorified, and the credit of our holy profession rescued, preserved, and advanced, the desire is not only natural, but spiritual. ❋ Unknown (1721)

To which are added the means used (ver. 21), and the end the good man aimed at in desiring to recover, ver. ❋ Unknown (1721)

That the chief end we should aim at, in desiring life and health, is that we may glorify God, and do good, and improve ourselves in knowledge, and grace, and meetness for heaven. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Gentlemen, I feel that all of us here today are on common ground in desiring nothing but the progress of our beloved Canada and our beloved Empire, that all of us here today are prepared to bring free and open minds, unburdened of all partisan, racial, or religious prejudices, to examining some of the problems of our beloved Canada and our beloved Empire and that all of us here today are sincerely anxious to strive diligently in the light of our best judgment to promote the future greatness of our beloved Canada and our beloved Empire. ❋ Unknown (1939)

Rather than attempting to synthesize Marx and Freud in the usual way, that is, by a reductionist strategy that either (1) operates in favor of Freud, by positing that the libidinal investment of social figures and patterns requires sublimating an original investment in family figures and patterns, or (2) operates in favor of Marx by positing neuroses and psychoses as mere super-structural by-products of unjust social structures, Deleuze and Guattari will call desiring-production a ❋ Smith, Daniel (2008)

And this doth be the true Human Love; and all else that be not like to this with the Man and with the Woman, doth be but a borrowing of the name of Love for that quiet desiring, which is but an Endurance beside Love, which doth be between they that be not mated both in their souls and in their bodies. ❋ Unknown (2007)

''Did You see [Desire] today she looked very beautiful today!'' "[I don't like] [desire] she only wants attention'' "Desire is always negative. She [doubts] her self all the time. But i believe in her" ❋ Therealqueen1000 (2014)

"Damn Desire so hot" "Heard she's got [Jacob] [tho]" "[Hell] I wanted her" ❋ RicketyScoop (2022)

That beautiful lady is desirable because she’s collects butterflies, and wants to be a [Burlesque Dancer]. [In a sense] she’s a passionate woman and [heavenly]. ❋ Mary_R (2010)

My desire to [touch] his [body] is [overwhelming]. ❋ Alicia Beezzy (2007)

Under no [circumstances] should one [fuse] desire and [expectation], as that leads to hope, which prolongs suffering. ❋ Killing Kittens (2005)

[What does] [your heart] desire? ❋ Nikolai21 (2005)

Geejay [loves] Desire ❋ Mr Geejay (2021)

“[Desire] is looking great today...damn” “[desire] is [so nice] [wtf]” ❋ Kthxbye2248 (2019)

desire makes me *do* things it makes me act like [boarding] a plane or writing an invitation I wonder what you do when [desire's] got you what do you *do* for someone you desire? Just [asking for a friend]. ❋ Krkič (2019)

'Joe, you're my desire!' ❋ Deita (2005)