Desire is the essence of human beings.

[Holland] Spinoza: "Ethics"

Desire, like eating and drinking, is a necessity of nature.

[French] Montaigne: "In Defense of Raymond Sebond"

Once desire takes over, reason will be controlled by emotion.

[English] Alfred Davidson: "Abstinence"

We live in desire, not in achievement.

[English] Joe Moore: "Cherish Goodbye"

There are two tragedies in life, one is to lose the desire in your heart. The other is to realize this desire.

[English] Bernard Shaw: "Man and Superman"

The wind blows and the sea is calm, wanting to stop but not resting.

[English] E. Waller: "On the Last Lines of the Book"

People without desires are cowardly and stupid. It will have no strength, no courage. There will be no courage, no determination, no enthusiasm.

[Law] Tai Desami: "Public Code"

If there is no real desire, there is no real satisfaction.

[Fa] Voltaire: "Collected Works of Voltaire"

People who have no desires are always free.

[Fa] Rabelais

Even the most noble soul cannot escape material needs.

[Li] Kahlil Gibran: "The Prophet: Sand and Foam"