Quotes about Satisfaction

I preferred a safe horse to a fast one - I would like to have an excessively gentle horse - a horse with no spirit whatever- a lame one, if he had such a thing. Inside of five minutes I was mounted, and perfectly satisfied with my outfit. I had no time to label him 'This is a horse,' and so if the public took him for a sheep I cannot help it.

What give all that is tragic, whatever its form, the characteristic of the sublime, is the first inkling of the knowledge that the world and life can give no satisfaction, and are not worth our investment in them. The tragic spirit consists in this. Accordingly it leads to resignation.

The happiness we receive from ourselves is greater than that which we obtain from our surroundings[1]

The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings. It is an internal sense of satisfaction to which, once we have experienced it, we know we can aspire. For having experienced the fullness of this depth of feeling and recognizing its power, in honor and self-respect we can require no less of ourselves.

When we look away from the importance of the erotic in the development and sustenance of our power, or when we look away from ourselves as we satisfy our erotic needs in concert with others, we use each other as objects of satisfaction rather than share our joy in the satisfying, rather than make connection with our similarities and our differences.

We were like starving women who come to believe that food will cure all present pains, as well as heal all the deficiency sores of long standing.

Money will not purchase happiness for the man who has no concept of what he wants.

There was a great satisfaction to be found in the food which we need and obtain by our own hand.

and the desire would never be satisfied, except by a being of equal greatness.

I want to drink. I want a woman like you. I want to go down, as far as you can drag me.

And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.

There is no such thing as excess in our taking of this spiritual food. There is no such virtue as temperance in spiritual feasting.