"It is not the possessions but the desires of mankind which require to be equalised." - Aristotle, Politics

"It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire and many things to fear; and yet that commonly is the case of kings." - Francis Bacon, Essays

"He who desires but acts not breeds pestilence." - William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

"The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness." - F. H. Bradley, Aphorisms

"No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his intellect." - Antoinette Deshoulières, epigram

"Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim." - Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter

"There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it." - George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, 'The Revolutionist's Handbook'

"As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death." - George Bernard Shaw, Overruled

"Desire is the very essence of man." - Benedict de Spinoza, Ethics

"An aspiration is a joy for ever, a possession as solid as a landed estate." - Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque

"Man wants but little; nor that little, long." - Edward Young, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality

"Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long."
- OLIVER GOLDSMITH, The Vicar of Wakefield

"A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires." - PETRARCH, Epistolae de Rebus Familiaribus

"In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it." - OSCAR WILDE, Lady Windermere's Fan

"My chief want in life is someone who shall make me do what I can." - Emerson, Ralph Waldo

"Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'" - Fromm, Erich

"Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires." - Lao-tse [Lao-tzu] (c604-c531 B.C.)

"Oh with what passion my heart is burning, I fear you will never know." - Nineteen Poems

"After a time, you may find that 'having' is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as 'wanting'. It is not logical, but it is often true." - Spock in 'Amock Time' Stardate 3372.7