Famous quotes containing the word desirable:
“There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor am I certain it is desirable that there should be.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Translators can be considered as busy matchmakers who praise as extremely desirable a half-veiled beauty. They arouse an irresistible yearning for the original.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.”
—Plutarch (46–120)