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The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant.
If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant.
The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we read more
The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
I don't want the cheese, I just want to get out of the trap.
I don't want the cheese, I just want to get out of the trap.
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.
Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows that it brings abundance to drive away read more
Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows that it brings abundance to drive away hunger.
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
