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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.
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.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
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.
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.
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 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.
