Character Quote by Mika Waltari

Do not direct all your energies towards seeking pleasure but rather towards a sublime ideal. Your energies will then serve you and contribute to…

— Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

“Man is not a being whose exclusive purpose in life is eating, drinking, and providing a shelter for himself. As soon as his material…

— Pyotr Kropotkin

In our pursuit of the things of this world, we usually prevent enjoyment, by expectation; we anticipate our own happiness, and eat out the…

— John Tillotson

Though selfishness hath defiled the whole man, yet sensual pleasure is the chief part of its interest, and, therefore, by the senses it commonly…

— Richard Baxter

I am what I want. What I seek to consume, possess, and achieve is a mirror that reflects my lusts and cravings, values and…

— Jane Velez-Mitchell

“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

“Now the need for seeking something outside will completely disappear. Once you are blissful by your own nature, your life becomes an expression of…

— Sadhguru

I find that I can have no enjoyment in the world but the continual drinking of knowledge. I find there is no worthy pursuit…

— John Keats

Your readiest desire is your path to joy... even if it destroys you.

— Holbrook Jackson

“The Christian says, 'Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those desires exists. A baby feels hunger: well, there is such a…

— C.S. Lewis

I crave the indulgence of my senses but this is countered by an interior desire that is even keener than my senses to know…

— Errol Flynn

You should have only one intense desire within yourself: Have I become the spirit? Have I achieved my ultimate? Have I risen above the…

— Nirmala Srivastava