"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated." ― William James Topic(s): Nature Tags: deepest, human, principle More From William James "If merely ‘feeling good’ could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience." "The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook." "This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it." More In Nature "I mean, if a person acts irresponsibly in his own life, he will pay the consequences. And it’s not so much divine retribution as it’s built into the law of nature."― Pat Robertson "Where there are large powers with little ambition… nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes."― Jonathan Swift "Human nature is potentially aggressive and destructive and potentially orderly and constructive."― Margaret Mead