We want what we want when we want it but we don’t know what we want. The satisfaction of human desire is not the end of desire but the beginning of new desire.
Fulfilled desire only breeds new desire rather than lasting satisfaction.
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William James, the Harvard psychologist, said, "Biologically considered, man is the most formidable of all the beasts of…
— William James
What ardently we wish, we soon believe.
— Young
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— George Bernard Shaw
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— Henry
Strong wishes have a strange influence over our opinions; they bias the judgment in a manner almost incredible.
— Young
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