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    The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.

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Make sure you want it enough.

Make sure you want it enough.

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The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.

The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.

by Socrates Found in: Want Quotes,
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Abundance, like want, ruins many.

Abundance, like want, ruins many.

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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.

by Norwegian Proverb Found in: Want Quotes,
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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.

by Anatole France Found in: Want Quotes,
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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.

by Vietnamese Proverb Found in: Want Quotes,
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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.

by Johann Kaspar Lavater Found in: Want Quotes,
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If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.

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

by Yiddish Proverb Found in: Want Quotes,
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A want becomes a have with time.

A want becomes a have with time.

by Marilyn Bencosme Found in: Want Quotes,
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