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The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
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.
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.
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.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
A want becomes a have with time.
A want becomes a have with time.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
