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The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
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.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
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 fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
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.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
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.
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.