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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.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
Make sure you want it enough.
Make sure you want it enough.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
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.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
