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More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
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.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
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.
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.
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.
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.