I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do,because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.
-Susan B. Anthony,in "Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony," vol. 4,ch. 16. by A. H. Shaw and I. H. Harper,1902.,Convention speech,Jan. 1896,January,1896

Those who restrain their desires,do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
-William Blake

I shall desire and I shall find
The best of my desires;
The autumn road,the mellow wind
That soothes the darkening shires.
And laughter,and inn-fires.
-Rupert Brooke,The Chilterns

"All that spirits desire,spirits attain."
-Kahlil Gibran,"The Poet of Baalbek"

"If wishes were horses,beggars would ride."
NOTE: this is a proverb that is traced back to "Proverbs in Scot" by J. Carmichael (1628)
-James Halliwell,Nursery Rhymes of England,1844

Nobody knows what you want except you. And nobody will be as sorry as you if you don't get it. Wanting some other way to live is proof enough of deserving it. Having it is hard work,but not having it is sheer hell.
-Lillian Hellman

All joy emphasises our pilgrim status; always reminds,beckons,awakens desire. Our best havings are wantings.
-C.S. Lewis,Letters

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds,they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.
-André Maurois

In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants,and the other is getting it. The last is much the worst; the last is a real tragedy!
-Oscar Wilde,Lady Windermere's Fan.