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.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

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 average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.

The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.

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.

Make sure you want it enough.

Make sure you want it enough.

The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.

The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.

More than we use is more than we want.

More than we use is more than we want.

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.