| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Desire |
| | | All men desire three things, honor, riches, pleasure. | 1 |
| Desire beautifies what is ugly. Spanish. | 2 |
| Desire nothing that would bring disgrace. | 3 |
| Desires are nourished by delays. | 4 |
| Examine well the counsels that favor your desires. | 5 |
| First deserve, then desire. | 6 |
| He that desires but little has no need of much. | 7 |
| He who desires to see, desires also to be seen. Don Quixote. | 8 |
| If your desires be endless your cares will be so too. | 9 |
| It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it. Franklin. | 10 |
| Lack of desire is the greatest of riches. Seneca. | 11 |
| No one can have all he desires. Seneca. | 12 |
| Our desires may undo us. | 13 |
| They that desire but few things can be crossed but in few. | 14 |
| What is much desired is not believed when it comes. Spanish. | 15 |
| You had better return home and make a net than go down to the river and desire to get fishes. Chinese. | 16 |
| You have a desire to do whatever you see others doing. Chinese. | 17 | | |
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