Posts Tagged ‘wants’
John Quincy Adams: Mint of Gold
on Sunday, July 11, 2021John Quincy Adams Money Quote saying our desire begins with little, but grows to wish for ever more as we acquire. John Quincy Adams said:
“Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long, ‘Tis not with me exactly so; But ’tis so in the song. My wants are many, and, if told, Would muster many a score; And were each wish a mint of gold, I still should long for more” — John Quincy Adams
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Epictetus: Wealth Consists of Few Wants
on Saturday, April 4, 2015Epictetus Money Quotation saying it’s all about perception, we perceive ourselves wealthy when we have all we desire and need little more. Epictetus said:
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants” — Epictetus
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