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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.
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 fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
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.
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.
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 God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
