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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.
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.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
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.
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.
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 fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
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.
A want becomes a have with time.
A want becomes a have with time.
