"I love good and pleasure, I hate evil and pain, I want to be happy and I am not mistaken in believing, that people, angels and even demons have those same inclinations"

This quote by Nicolas Malebranche talks to the universal human experience of wishing to more than happy. He suggests that everyone, regardless of their background or beliefs, desires to experience great and satisfaction and avoid wicked and pain. This is an effective declaration that talks to the commonness of humanity, and the shared desire to be pleased. Malebranche's quote also suggests that even those who may be viewed as "evil" or "demonic" still have the same standard inclinations as everybody else. This suggests that, regardless of our differences, we all have the same essential requirements and desires. Eventually, this quote works as a suggestion that, in spite of our differences, all of us have the very same basic requirements and desires.