Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

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.

If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.

If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.

Abundance, like want, ruins many.

Abundance, like want, ruins many.

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.

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.

More than we use is more than we want.

More than we use is more than we want.

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.