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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.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.