Abundance, like want, ruins many.

Abundance, like want, ruins many.

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

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

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.

A want becomes a have with time.

A want becomes a have with time.

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.

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.

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead read more

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.

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.

If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.

If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.