SubhashitamAnushtubh
क्षुत् तृट् आशाः कुटुम्बिन्यो मयि जीवति नान्यगाः । तासाम् आशा महासाध्वी कदाचित् मां न मुञ्चति ॥
Hunger, thirst, and desire are like man's three wives who will never leave him while he lives. Of the three, desire never leaves him even temporarily.
desirehungerhuman-nature