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    The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.

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More than we use is more than we want.

More than we use is more than we want.

by Gaelic Proverb Found in: Desire Quotes, Want Quotes,
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The keener the want the lustier the growth.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

by Wendell Phillips Found in: Want Quotes,
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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.

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If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.

If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.

by Yiddish Proverb Found in: Want Quotes,
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Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Want Quotes,
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The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.

The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.

by Socrates Found in: Want Quotes,
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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.

by Don Marquis Found in: Want Quotes,
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A want becomes a have with time.

A want becomes a have with time.

by Marilyn Bencosme Found in: Want Quotes,
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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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Want Quotes,
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