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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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Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

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

Abundance, like want, ruins many.

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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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More than we use is more than we want.

More than we use is more than we want.

by Gaelic Proverb Found in: Desire Quotes, 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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The keener the want the lustier the growth.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

by Wendell Phillips 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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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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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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