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Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
The things that I can't have I want, And what I have seems second-rate, The things I want to read more
The things that I can't have I want, And what I have seems second-rate, The things I want to do I can't, And what I have to do I hate.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
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.
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 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.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
