
“All men by nature desire knowledge.”
Source: On Man in the Universe
“All men by nature desire knowledge.”
Source: On Man in the Universe
“The desire for praise is more imperative than the desire for food and shelter.”
Entry (1952)
Eric Hoffer and the Art of the Notebook (2005)
Context: This food-and-shelter theory concerning man's efforts is without insight. Our most persistent and spectacular efforts are concerned not with the preservation of what we are but with the building up of an imaginary conception of ourselves in the opinion of others. The desire for praise is more imperative than the desire for food and shelter.
Walking (June 1862)
Source: Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
“Wonder is the desire of knowledge.”
“Love is desire for knowledge.”
This Business of Living (1935-1950)
Can Love Last? (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2002), p. 137
“Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature.”
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