"Almost all our desires, when examined, contain..." - Quote by Victor Hugo
Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
More by Victor Hugo
More on Desire
“The affairs of the world are no more than so much trickery, and a man who toils for money or honour or whatever else in deference to the wishes of others, rather than because his own desire or needs lead him to do so, will always be a fool.”
“One of the greatest motivators is desire. If the desire is strong enough you will do whatever it takes to achieve. Just connect your actions with your true desires.”
“The True Person governs by emptying the heart of desire and filling the belly with food, weakening ambitions and strengthening bones.”
More on Human Nature
“We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.”
“The goitre of egotism is so frequent among notable persons, that we must infer some strong necessity in nature which it subserves;such as we see in the sexual attraction.”
“Man surprised me most about humanity.Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”