We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have what we wished for.
A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.
The goal towards which the pleasure principle impels us – of becoming happy – is not attainable: yet we may not – nay, cannot – give up the efforts to come nearer to realization of it by some means or other.
When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion.
When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.
Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it.
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