Abundance, like want, ruins many.

Abundance, like want, ruins many.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large enough to cover.

Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large enough to cover.

More than we use is more than we want.

More than we use is more than we want.

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we read more

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