"The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature." ― William Hazlitt Topic(s): Nature More From William Hazlitt "Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security have we when we trust our happiness in the hands of others!" "The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much." "No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history." More In Nature "Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?"― Blaise Pascal "Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I’m partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly different perspective on life."― Neil Diamond "Human nature is potentially aggressive and destructive and potentially orderly and constructive."― Margaret Mead