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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.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
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.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
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.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
