It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Desire creates its own object.
Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it invades, sets going more and more of the psychical processes; but at the same time, so long as it remains desire, does not succeed in getting possession of the self.
Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.
Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are.
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process. If there were an instrument by which to measure desire, one could foretell achievement.
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes.
What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.
Desire is individual. Happiness is common.