英語名人名言:愿望Desire

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The grass may be greener on the other side of the fence, but you still have to mow it.
    —— Anonymous
    You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true.
    —— Richard Bach
    I had ambition, by which sin
    The angels fell;
    I climbed, and step by step, oh Lord,
    Ascended into Hell
    —— W. H. Davies, Ambition
    What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
    —— Benjamin Disraeli
    I just need enough to tide me over until I need more.
    —— Bill Hoest
    People may or may not say what they mean …… but they always say something designed to get what they want.
    —— David Mamet
    He who awaits much can expect little.
    —— Gabriel Garcia Marquez
    Ambition is not a vice of little people.
    —— Michel de Montaigne
    Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
    —— P. J. O'Rourke
    We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing.
    —— Seneca
    There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
    —— Oscar Wilde
    Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
    —— Jean de La Fontaine