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It's too bad to want a thing and not be allowed it.
It's too bad to want a thing and not be allowed it.
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead read more
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.
Unfortunately, the balance of nature decrees that a super-abundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares.
Unfortunately, the balance of nature decrees that a super-abundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares.
A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. [Luke 12:15]
A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. [Luke 12:15]
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The things that I can't have I want, And what I have seems second-rate, The things I want to read more
The things that I can't have I want, And what I have seems second-rate, The things I want to do I can't, And what I have to do I hate.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.
The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.
