Quotes: Napoleon Bonaparte

"The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."

–– Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), French military officer and statesman 

via: Sketchbook Q 17, 2024, p. 40.

Quotes: Luke Burgis

"After meeting our basic needs as creatures, we enter into the human universe of desire. And knowing what to want is much harder than knowing what to need." 

–– Luke Burgis, American entrepreneur and author 

Quotes: Socrates

"How many things there are in this world that I do not want." 

–– Socrates (470 - 399 B.C.), Greek philosopher  

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook 2019 i, 2019, p. 13.