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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.
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.
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.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
A want becomes a have with time.
A want becomes a have with time.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
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 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.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
