We are continuously unsatisfied when we get what we want. The good (or is it bad) thing is, we are capable of wanting more.
When we desire something or someone, our sense of longing deep inside us get all excited by the anticipation or the thought of the item or person. That drives us to take actions to achieve our goal.
As what philosophers Thomas Hobbes said that human desire is the fundamental motivation of all human action.
Here is a good selection of 11 quotes of desire that offer different definitions.
"Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need." - Gaston Bachelard
creation, need
"All human activity is prompted by desire." - Bertrand Russell
human
success,burnt
"There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it." - George Bernard Shaw
tragedies, heart,
"It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it." - Aristotle
nature, satisfaction, men, gratification
"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire." - Aristotle
action, chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion
"Life should be about needs, not so much about desires." - Quotesan
life, needs
"Unfulfilled desires are tormented thoughts in your mind." - Quotesan (The Lady Who Flirts With 11 Quotations)
torment, thought, mind
"All human activity is prompted by desire." - Bertrand Russell
human
“Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.” - Dan Brown
men, far, avoid, fear
"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything." - Napoleon Hill
achievement, hope, wish
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