Desire Quote by Kahlil Gibran

It is odd how we sometimes deny ourselves the very pleasure we have longed for and which is finally within our reach.

— Cynthia Rylant

“When, therefore, we maintain that pleasure is the end, we do not mean the pleasures of profligates and those that consist in sensuality, as…

— Epicurus

“When you associate pleasure and pain, at the same time, to a certain purpose in your mind, you sabotage yourself; you'll be two steps…

— Elena D. Calin

“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

“Indeed, that pleasure does not exist, isolated and formulated in the consciousness, as the ultimate object with which one seeks a woman’s company, or…

— Marcel Proust

“The point is that a pleasure which leaves you satisfied stops being a pleasure the moment it has been enjoyed. You are now sated,…

— Stephen Fry

The truth is, we are a culture built on a reward system, and our instinctive pursuit of pleasure can often lead us astray. We…

— Dan Levy

“All beings desire pleasure, a surcease of need or want, and there is no shame in that.”

— Sherri L. King

“You dedicate your life to the pursuit of pleasure. No over-indulgence, mind you, but knowing that your body is apleasure machine, you treat it…

— Nathanael West

“We must have imagination, awakened by the uncertainty of being able to attain our object, to create a goal which hides our other goal…

— Marcel Proust

“As we observe the way our minds and bodies react to pleasure and pain, we begin to clearly understand how ultimately impersonal this human…

— Noah Levine

It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first.

— Hugh Black