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The more you wish to be, the wiser you are; while the wish to have is apt to be foolish in proportion to its largeness.

Lafcadio Hearn
Wish, Wiser You, Foolish
Lafcadio Hearn (2014). “Exotics and Retrospectives”, p.147, LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
The more you wish to be, the wiser you are; while the wish to have is apt to be foolish in proportion to its largeness.