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More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant.
If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant.
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.
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.
A want becomes a have with time.
A want becomes a have with time.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
