Longings

Here, because of his elemental simplicity, he took to himself a native wife, and, by reason of the connubial bliss that followed, he escaped the unrest and vain longings that curse the days of more fastidious men, spoil their work, and conquer them in the end. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Here, because of his elemental simplicity, he took to himself a native wife, and by reason of the connubial bliss which followed he escaped the unrest and vain longings which curse the days of more fastidious men, spoil their work and conquer them in the end. ❋ Unknown (1903)

Let us enjoy these then, and bless God that we are permitted to enjoy them, rather than importune His goodness with vain longings for more. ❋ Unknown (1893)

"dreams," as he called her longings for self-improvement. ❋ Orison Swett Marden (1887)

Much has been made of the occasional references to grotesque Negro facial features, but minstrel songs, particularly those written during slavery, more frequently referred to longings for beautiful slave women on the plantation. ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

Learn from it, Allan, that all humanity is cast in the same mould, since my longings and your longings are his also, though the three of us be far apart as are the sun and the moon and the earth, and as different in every other quality. ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)

I am not troubling either to talk in the correct jargon of school philosophy, and therefore I am at liberty to call your longings after the essence of things, contempt of the world. ❋ Max Simon Nordau (1886)

When the soul is not tended, we feel its "longings" issued through emotions and feelings we consider most painful: ❋ Unknown (2010)

These "longings" in their extreme form may properly be considered as neurasthenic obsessions, but in their simple and less pronounced forms they may well be normal and healthy. ❋ Havelock Ellis (1899)

It is a great mistake to discern in men nothing more substantial than that movement of hopes and longings which is so often mistaken for aspiration; it is equally a mistake to discern in men nothing more enduring and aspiring than the animal nature; either report, standing by itself, would be fundamentally untrue. ❋ Hamilton Wright Mabie (1880)

We are pulled by our longings, and what we long for most is to be pulled by the greatest love. ❋ PhD Bradford Keeney (2010)

This is the Bushman circle of life, created by the songs that express the longings for original love-inspired spirituality. ❋ PhD Bradford Keeney (2010)

Yes, he was an ecstatic Broadway mystic and a Tin Pan Alley shaman during those moments when his heart opened and threw out a rope that lassoed a song, a tune holding the heightened longings of love. ❋ PhD Bradford Keeney (2010)

Deep within us are the yearnings of God for oneness, even though we may live tragically removed from these longings, or not know how to truly satisfy them. ❋ John Philip Newell (2011)

During our time on the island, it was especially people from Northern Ireland and South Africa who came expressing their intense longings for peace. ❋ John Philip Newell (2011)

It is rather, as Mahatma Gandhi said, to get in touch with "the intense longings of the human heart." ❋ John Philip Newell (2011)

for example if you are in love with someone and you are [longing] for them it can be [un] fulfilled becaus you may [never be] together. ❋ HIM ROCKER666 (2006)

'But [my house] is long' 'Yeah and [getting] there is [a bit] of a trek' ❋ Joe (2004)

Even though they spent all day [Instant Messaging], [Yin and Yang] were [longely], as if they hadn't spent a single moment together. ❋ TiramiSue (2008)

Yesterday, my friend and I got totally faded and got stuck in [the long] on [our way] back to our [dorms]! ❋ KieKieLovesYou (2019)

I stood there on the sidewalk hearing god answering my [prayers], I looked up to the heavens to find out it was just [nana] asking for carrot [cak]. Long! ❋ QuangMyFem (2019)

"[dang], those [aint] [shorts] they be longs" ❋ GarTITS (2009)

this [youtube] [video] is [really cool] but looks longative ❋ Tradaboy (2009)

"i [got some] new longs." "[oh my god], [Lewis], we've been over this, they're called 'pants'." ❋ Rrachelll (2017)

Man, that's [long]! Don't be [so long]. But i'm [exhausted]! [Long]! ❋ Orchid (2003)

"hey, u wanna go to [freds] tonight?" "& walk 3 [miles] [in the dark]? nah, sounds like longness to me..." ❋ Fuckduggery (2011)