--- title: "12 Human Wants Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Human Wants quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Human Wants sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25d/robert-andrews-millikan-21380_civilization_civilization-consists-in-the-multiplicat_495165.png" --- > [Civilization consists in the multiplication and refinement of human wants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-andrews-millikan/civilization-consists-in-the-multiplication-and-refinement-of-human/) [Robert Andrews Millikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-andrews-millikan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25d/robert-andrews-millikan-21380_civilization_civilization-consists-in-the-multiplicat_495165.png) > [“A saint is a human being who neither wants nor needs to hurt you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fitzgerald/a-saint-is-a-human-being-who-neither-wants-nor-needs-to-hurt-you/) [Judith Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/977/judith-fitzgerald-23801_quote_a-saint-is-a-human-being-who-neither-wan_1824369.jpg) > [Naturally, the human being wants to forget pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elie-wiesel/naturally-the-human-being-wants-to-forget-pain/) [Elie Wiesel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elie-wiesel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/454/elie-wiesel-341_forget_naturally-the-human-being-wants-to-forge_557211.png) > [Surely human can do what he wants but he can't want what he wants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erdem/surely-human-can-do-what-he-wants-but-he-can-t-want-what-he-wants/) [Erdem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erdem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/erdem-28523_human-nature_surely-human-can-do-what-he-wants-but-he_1974832.jpg) > [“I was a human being, and had a human being's wants: I must not linger where there was nothing to supply them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-bronte/i-was-a-human-being-and-had-a-human-being-s-wants-i-must-not-linger/) [Charlotte Brontë](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-bronte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ae/charlotte-bronte-144_nature-of-man_i-was-a-human-being-and-had-a-human-bein_1660055.jpg) > [No human being who wants to read and own a book should ever have to go on a bended knee to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-kozol/no-human-being-who-wants-to-read-and-own-a-book-should-ever-have-to/) [Jonathan Kozol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-kozol/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/jonathan-kozol-2747_being_no-human-being-who-wants-to-read-and-own_1436512.png) > [Every human always wants more. We're never satisfied. True happiness doesn't come until we're fully satisfied with what we have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/every-human-always-wants-more-we-re-never-satisfied-true-happiness/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/anonymous-1_contentment_every-human-always-wants-more-we-re-neve_29506.jpg) > [The world is agreed that labor is the source from which human wants are mainly supplied. There is no dispute upon this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-world-is-agreed-that-labor-is-the-source-from-which-human-wants/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/abraham-lincoln-88_disputes_the-world-is-agreed-that-labor-is-the-so_3126603.png) > [I think each human being wants to make their mark on the world in whatever way they can, and maybe everyone has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marina-and-the-diamonds/i-think-each-human-being-wants-to-make-their-mark-on-the-world-in/) [Marina and the Diamonds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marina-and-the-diamonds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/marina-and-the-diamonds-7675_egomaniac_i-think-each-human-being-wants-to-make-t_338311.png) > [Everything a human being wants can be divided into four components: love, adventure, power and fame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-heywood/everything-a-human-being-wants-can-be-divided-into-four-components/) [Matthew Heywood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-heywood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ab/matthew-heywood-261314_adventure_everything-a-human-being-wants-can-be-di_2275619.png) > [It's a lot of fun to get in there and test yourself out against another human being that wants to punch your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mitrione/it-s-a-lot-of-fun-to-get-in-there-and-test-yourself-out-against/) [Matt Mitrione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mitrione/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d03/matt-mitrione-6873_fun_it-s-a-lot-of-fun-to-get-in-there-and-te_2253139.jpg) > [I believe a human being - if he or she wants to remain human, then he or she must do something with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elie-wiesel/i-believe-a-human-being-if-he-or-she-wants-to-remain-human-then-he-or/) [Elie Wiesel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elie-wiesel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/elie-wiesel-341_believe_i-believe-a-human-being-if-he-or-she-wan_2285992.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-wants/#itemlist", "name": "Human Wants Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Civilization consists in the multiplication and refinement of human wants.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Andrews Millikan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-andrews-millikan/civilization-consists-in-the-multiplication-and-refinement-of-human/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25d/robert-andrews-millikan-21380_civilization_civilization-consists-in-the-multiplicat_495165.png", "contentUrl": 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