Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large enough to cover.

Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large enough to cover.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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]