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He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
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.
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'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.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
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.
The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we read more
The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.
