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We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to have
We cannot wish for that we know not
It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow
If you desire many things, many things will seem few
Every man makes a god of his own desire
If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more
It is very common for us to desire most what we are least qualified to obtain
Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy
The miser is ever in want
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