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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.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
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.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
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.
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.