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