The phrase "a good desire" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a positive or commendable wish or aspiration someone has.
Example: "Her decision to volunteer at the local shelter was driven by a good desire to help those in need."
Alternatives: "a noble wish" or "a positive aspiration".
Explaining Church teaching of this commandment, Kreeft cites Saint Thomas Aquinas, who wrote, "An evil desire can only be overcome by a stronger good desire".
You'll see lots of courtesies, efforts to do a good job, desires to understand or be understood, loyalty to friends and causes, fair play, and kindnesses.
In fear of being too Serious Sally, I understand that most of this comes from a good-natured desire to relate.
I grimaced, caught between a good-girl desire to "respect your elders" and an itch to set this woman straight on the positive gains of the women's movement.
A good attitude and desire to make work fun!
Kenneth Fischbeck, a neurologist who has known Dr. Gilman for years, said that it might have been the same urge that led him to be such a good teacher — a desire to share information — that also led him into trouble.
"What I wanted to give the fans was the three points but we gave them a good performance and desire.
A candy is an external good, because it can be pursued as a good (something to desire or worth pursuing) independently from what one is actually doing – whether he is playing chess or any other game.
Applicators were motivated to adopt drift-reduction practices by the desire to be a good neighbor and a desire to be a good land steward.
Suppose I know that in the future I will desire a good pension, but I do not now desire a good pension for myself in the future; I have different self-regarding desires.
These values identify economic performance as a good that society desires.
