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desirable

«I've always argued that it is just as desirable, just as possible, to have philosopher plumbers as philosopher kings.»
«Every choice carries a consequence. For better or worse, each choice is the unavoidable consequence of its predecessor. There are not exceptions. If you can accept that a bad choice carries the seed of its own punishment, why not accept the fact that a good choice yields desirable fruit?»
«Begin to imagine what the desirable outcome would be like. Go over these mental pictures and delineate details and refinements. Play them over and over to yourself.»
«Ideals are an imaginative understanding of that which is desirable in that which is possible.»
«Are we sure it is desirable for a man's spirit not to be at war with itself, or that it is better to be serene and ready to go to dinner than to be excited and unwilling to stop for a cup of coffee, even?»
«In regards to this great Book (the Bible), I have but to say it is the bestgift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world wascommunicated through this Book. But for it we could not know rightfrom wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare, here andhereafter, are found portrayed in it.»
«Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.»
«It does not appear to me that my hand is unworthy your acceptance, or that the establishment I can offer would be any other than highly desirable.»
«It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors»
«It is impossible to travel faster than the speed of light, and certainly not desirable, as one's hat keeps blowing off.»

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