Desire Quote by Gerald G. May

“Gratification kills desire. And constant gratification kills it permanently”

— Norah Vincent

“We're surrounded by Universal Desire. It's not happiness; it's desire. And desires are never satisfied, because once they are, they cease to be desires”

— Paulo Coelho

“Actively, we are motivated by the never-ending desires of the self. We are compelled to pursue whatever the self imagines will satisfy its desires.…

— Dharma Publishing

“The greatest satisfaction comes not from chasing pleasure and avoiding pain, but from the radical acceptance of life as it is, without fighting and…

— Noah Levine

“Happiness - in part at least - the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice waht we want for what we want eventually”

— Stephen R. Covey

“It is the very nature of desire that it remains unfulfilled. It will arise again and again, and the more you try to fulfill…

— Osho

“The earthly desires men cherish are shadows. There is no true happiness in fulfilling them. Why, then, do we continue to pursue joys without…

— Thomas Merton

“Desire may arise inside us, but it cannot bind us. Pleasure may seem alluring, but it cannot fetter us. Life's goal is much more…

— Avijeet Das

Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self, it's no wonder…

— Joan Z. Borysenko

“Many people have the wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”

— Hellen Keller

“[…] we humans, as long as we live, are generally incapable of freeing ourselves from a certain ardent searching and longing, and should not…

— Robert Walser

“What is true happiness? It's not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”

— Helen Keller