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Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
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 fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
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.
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 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.
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.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
