Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.
There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride... →
The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired.
When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
I can score 20 points if I want to, but that's not my desire.
Dennis Rodman
Means must be subsidiary to ends and to our desire for dignity and value.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.
Jim Rohn