William Hazlitt Quotes about Desire

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It is better to desire than to enjoy, to love than to be loved.

It is better to desire than to enjoy, to love than to be loved.

William Hazlitt

Heart, Desire, Break

William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1492, Delphi Classics

While we desire, we do not enjoy; and with enjoyment desire ceases.

William Hazlitt

Desire, Enjoy, Enjoyment

William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1468, Delphi Classics

[Science is] the desire to know causes.

William Hazlitt

Science, Desire, Causes

1829 In The Atlas, 15 Feb.

The wretched are in this respect fortunate, that they have the strongest yearning after happiness; and to desire is in some sense to enjoy.

William Hazlitt

Happiness, Joy, Desire

The contemplation of truth and beauty is the proper object for which we were created, which calls forth the most intense desires of the soul, and of which it never tires.

William Hazlitt

Soul, Desire, Tire

William Hazlitt (1824). “Sketches of the Principal Picture-galleries in England, with a Criticism on "Marriage A-la-mode.".”, p.5