Amount Quote by William C. Menninger

In man, at least, satisfaction is commonly followed by boredom.

— Rene Dubos

In life, you don't get instant satisfaction. In life, you get to slog. You work. You grow. You take the long view. You fill…

— Amy Dickinson

If life — the craving for which is the very essence of our being — were possessed of any positive intrinsic value, there would…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The greatest satisfaction you can obtain from life is your pleasure in producing, in your own individual way, something of value to your fellowmen.…

— Neil Gaiman

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in…

— Michel de Montaigne

Happiness is fugitive; dissatisfaction and boredom are real.

— Jack Vance

“Work, worry, toil and trouble are certainly the lot of almost all throughout their lives. But if all desires were fulfilled as soon as…

— Irvin D. Yalom

Most people can't handle boredom. That means they can't stay on one thing until they get good at it. And they wonder why they're…

— Curtis Jackson

While, in general, life satisfaction goes up with wealth, beyond the safety net more and more wealth brings very radically diminishing returns on life…

— Steve Jurvetson

Basically, a human being is a social animal. So, if you create some short moment of happiness for people, you get deep satisfaction.

— Dalai Lama

“Satisfaction in life doesn't jump on you, you work for it, you earn it. You will not sit in a place, fold your hands…

— Agu, Jaachynma N.E

As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.

— George Bernard Shaw