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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.
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.
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.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
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.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
