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It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
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.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
A want becomes a have with time.
A want becomes a have with time.
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.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
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.
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.
