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by Jonathan Swift    ( comments )

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The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we more

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.

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by Benjamin Franklin    ( comments )

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Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

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by Marilyn Bencosme    ( comments )

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A want becomes a have with time.

A want becomes a have with time.

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by Ralph Waldo Emerson    ( comments )

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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.

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by Socrates    ( comments )

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The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.

The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.

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by Johann Kaspar Lavater    ( comments )

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He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.

He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.

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by Yiddish Proverb    ( comments )

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If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.

If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.

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by Vietnamese Proverb    ( comments )

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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.

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by Henry Fielding    ( comments )

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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.

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by Wendell Phillips    ( comments )

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The keener the want the lustier the growth.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

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