"he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"
"I tried to supply his wants"
3. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior;
"we did not understand his motivation"
"he acted with the best of motives"
4. a state of extreme poverty or destitution;
"their indigence appalled him"
"a general state of need exists among the homeless"