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He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
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.
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.
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.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
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 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.
