We Desire Nothing So Much As What We Ought Not To Have. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 559

We Desire Nothing So Much As What We Ought Not To Have. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 559

Home › Fortune Cookies › Miscellaneous Collections

We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to have.
-- Publius Syrus (42 BC)
-- Maxim 559

Related:

We should provide in peace what we need in war. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 709
We may with advantage at times forget what we know. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 234
While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 185
It is better to have a little than nothing. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 484
As men, we are all equal in the presence of death. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 1
We are interested in others when they are interested in us. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 16
It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 233
Nothing can be done at once hastily and prudently. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 557
It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.
-- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 785...