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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.
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead read more
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.
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.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
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.
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.