Spinoza: It is those who are most eager for honor who complain about the abuse of honor and the vanity of the world.
Stern: The desire for knowledge is like the pursuit of wealth. The more you pursue it, The stronger the desire.
mallet: How many pessimists die because they are eager to appear what they are afraid of, in order to prove their correctness.
Coleridge: Desiring to be praised and admired by others is a loveless passion, which is most intense in front of those who least understand and care about us.
Ruth: Poverty needs a lot, while greed craves everything.
Europe: He is eager to spread his wings and fly, but he lacks plump feathers.
Amiel: I'm afraid the value of faith is better than the value of truth! Truth doesn't talk about feelings, but faith is motherly. Science is indifferent to our desire, while faith comforts us.
Europe: People who like to praise others excessively are those who are eager to hear others praise themselves.