Study with desire is real activity; without desire it is but the semblance and mockery of activity.

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Study with desire is real activity; without desire it is but the semblance and mockery of activity. - William Godwin

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Study with desire is real activity; without desire it is but the semblance and mockery of activity. - Ismail Ibn Musa Menk (Mufti Menk) quotes