Quote#Desire
The desire of love, Joy
Quote byWilliam Sharp · 1855–1905
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Desire, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)..
English (original)
The desire of love, Joy: The desire of life, Peace: The desire of the soul, Heaven: The desire of God … a flame-white secret forever.
— William Sharp
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