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A want becomes a have with time.
A want becomes a have with time.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
