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2609. Never think that the Things thou wantest will cure thee of thy Discontents ; for they will enlarge thy Desires, and make the Wounds wider. The Way to think we have enough, is not to desire to have too much.

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Thomas Fuller (24 June 1654 – 17 September 1734) was an English physician, writer and adage collector. TOC

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