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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 fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
The fewer our wants, the nearer we resemble the gods.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
Our necessities never equal our wants.
