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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 fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
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.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
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.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
