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Abundance, like want, ruins many.
Abundance, like want, ruins many.
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.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
The keener the want the lustier the growth.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
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 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.
The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.
The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.
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.