Desire is the very essence of man.
Essence
Every soul and spirit has some degree of continuity with the universal spirit, which is recognized to be located not only where the individual soul lives and perceives, but also to be spread out everywhere in its essence and substance, as many Platonists and Pythagoreans have taught.
The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control.
The essence of man is, discontent, divine discontent; a sort of love without a beloved, the ache we feel in a member we no longer have.
The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.
True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.
Politics is repetition. It is not change. Change is something beyond what we call politics. Change is the essence politics is supposed to be the means to bring into being.
The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you’re trying to accomplish.