All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.Aristotle
“It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.”
Philosopher · 384 BCE – 322 BCE
Greek philosopher and student of Plato; founder of logic and many scientific fields.
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