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The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
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.
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.
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.
A want becomes a have with time.
A want becomes a have with time.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
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.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
