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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.
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.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
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.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
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 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.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
