Quote #33
We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to have.
More from Publilius Syrus
- Nothing can be done at once hastily and prudently.
- It is only the ignorant who despise education.
- No one should be judge in his own case.
- Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.
- Never promise more than you can perform.
- No man is happy who does not think himself so.
- A rolling stone gathers no moss.
- Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.