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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.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
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.
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 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 fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
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.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
