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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.
Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.
Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
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.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
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 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.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice.
It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice.