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.


The Buddhist Writings of Lafcadio Hearn (ed. 1977)

Lafcadio Hearn Quotes

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.

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.

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.

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.