Desire Quote by Samuel Johnson

“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

“Being mindful of our feelings we will get Delighted. The quality of life is in proportion of our capacity to get delighted. The capacity…

— Natasa Pantovic Nuit

“Thus, in the realm of human relationships, a different form of pleasure is experienced, a different sort of motivation is involved, and a different…

— Ayn Rand

“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

“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

“It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most human beings live only for the gratification of it. ARISTOTLE”

— Gerald G. May

“What is not possible is to combine the pursuit of pleasure and the enjoyment of comfort with the characteristic pleasures of a strong mind.…

— Roger Kimball

“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

The goal towards which the pleasure principle impels us - of becoming happy - is not attainable: yet we may not - nay, cannot…

— Sigmund Freud

Pleasure is built on self-seeking,but joy is based on self-sacrifice.and the more we pursue self-gratification,the more empty we feel.

— Mariane Corbito

“It's precisely in despair that you find the most intense pleasure, especially if you are already powerfully conscious of the hopelessness of your predicament.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“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