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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.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
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.
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'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.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.