Ends Quote by Eric Hoffer

The necessities that exist are in general created by the superfluities that are enjoyed.

— Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann

The pursuit of greatness means that laziness has no place in your life.

— Pat Conroy

I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity.

— Theophile Gautier

The more we desire for that which is superfluous, the more we meet with difficulties; our strength and possessions are spent in unnecessary things,…

— Maimonides

Whoever heard a man of fortune in England talk of the necessaries of life? . . . Whether we can afford it or no,…

— John Gay

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

— Voltaire

Our sense of what is valuable will hence be radically distorted if we must perpetually condemn as tedious everything we lack, simply because we…

— Alain de Botton

The necessary has never been man's top priority. The passionate pursuit of the nonessential and the extravagant is one of the chief traits of…

— Eric Hoffer

There's a basic human weakness inherent in all people which tempts them to want what they can't have and not want what is readily…

— M Kathleen Casey

I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be…

— Mary Douglas

I haven't met too many people that don't intend to have a fulfilling life. High-achievers, however, end up allocating their resources in a way…

— Anonymous

Its lack of positivity in the human beings, that keep them away from their ambitions.

— Senora Roy