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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.
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.
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.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
A want becomes a have with time.
A want becomes a have with time.
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.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
