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.

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead read more

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.

If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.

If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Abundance, like want, ruins many.

Abundance, like want, ruins many.