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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.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
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.
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.
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 God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
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.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
