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It is better not to know wants than not to know want!

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“It is better not to know wants than not to know want!”

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The maxim distinguishes being free from manufactured desires from being ignorant of hardship, valuing enoughness without denying the lessons of real need.

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The Lady of the Shroud, Project Gutenberg #3095. The wording is quoted in a letter as the remembered wisdom of Rupert’s mother; “wants” and “want” are deliberately contrasted.

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