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Man's Rich With Little, Were His Judgment True; Nature Is Frugal, And Her Wants Are Few
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Man's rich with little, were his judgment true; Nature is frugal,
and her wants are few; These few wants, answer'd bring sincere delights;
But fools create themselves new appetites.
-- Young
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Our necessities are few but our wants are endless...
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless. -- Anon.
A woman wants one man to satisfy her every need. A man wants every woman to satisfy his one need.
Man wants but little, nor that little long.
-- Edward Young (1684-1765) - Night Thoughts, Night iv, Line 118...
In accepting an honorary degree from the University of Notre Dame a few years ago, General David Sarnoff [head of RCA] made this stateme
We are too prone to make technological instruments the scapegoats for the sins of those who wield them....
He preferred an honest man that wooed his daughter, before a rich man.
I would rather," said Themistocles, "have a man that wants money than money that wants a man....
Young's Principle on Emergent Individuation: Everybody wants to peel his own banana.
A man met a beautiful young woman in a bar. They got along well, shared dinner, and had a marvelous evening.
When he left her, he told her that he had really enjoyed their time together, and hoped to see her again, soon....
In a novel the hero can lay ten girls and marry a virgin for the finish.
In a movie that is not allowed. The villain can lay anybody he wants, have as much fun as he wants cheating and stealing, getting rich, and whipping the servants....