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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 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.
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.
A want becomes a have with time.
A want becomes a have with time.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
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.
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.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
