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.

Abundance, like want, ruins many.

Abundance, like want, ruins many.

He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.

He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.

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.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

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

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

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.

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.