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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.
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 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.
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 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.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
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'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.
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.