Desire Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

Desire is the very essence of man

— Baruch Spinoza

The fact is that man has no longing for any other nature but desires only to be perfect in his own.

— Nicholas of Cusa

The essence of man is imperfection.

— Norman Cousins

Desire is the essence of a man.

— Baruch Spinoza

“Desire is the actual essence of man, in so far as it is conceived, as determined to a particular activity by some given modification…

— Baruch Spinoza

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

— George Orwell

What man really seeks is not perfection which is in the future, but fulfillment which is ever in the present.

— Nilakanta Sri Ram

“Whatever touches or enters into a sustained relationship with human life immediately assumes the character of a condition of human existence. This is why…

— Hannah Arendt

It is the purity of man's heart and mind, and his innocent and faithful approach to action with the purpose of all good to…

— Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.

— Simone Weil

So is man's heart. The desire to perform a work which will endure, which will survive him, is the origin of his superiority over…

— Jules Verne

Nothing is more human than for man to desire naturally things impossible to his nature. It is, indeed, the property of a nature which…

— Jacques Maritain