Desire Quote by Samuel Johnson

That the happiness of man may still remain imperfect, as wants in this place are easily supplied, new wants likewise are easily created; every…

— Samuel Johnson

The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.

— Samuel Johnson

Whatever worldly thing we may covet-zealously striving to obtain and then retain-never seems to bring an end to our desires. Covetousness, envy, jealousy, and…

— Anonymous

We part more easily with what we possess, than with our expectations of what we wish for; because expectation always goes beyond enjoyment.

— Henry Home, Lord Kames

What we enjoy, not what we possess, is ours, and in labouring for the possession of many things, we lose the power to enjoy…

— John Lancaster Spalding

A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.

— Mark Twain

When we put people before possessions in our hearts, we are sowing seeds of enduring satisfaction.

— Beverly LaHaye

To gain anything we have longed for is only to discover how vain and empty it is; and even though we are always living…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“The glory of acquisition starts to dim with use, eventually changing to boredom as the item no longer elicits even a bit of excitement.…

— Fumio Sasaki

A possession considered of little value up to now suddenly becomes precious to a person if another person desires it, don't you think?

— Christa Wolf

We become happier not by accumulating more things but by creating richer experiences

— Robin Sharma

Before we passionately desire a thing, we should examine the happiness of its possessor.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld