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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

8651 Publius Syrus 42 BC John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8651
AUTHOR:Publius Syrus (42 B.C.)
QUOTATION:We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to have.
ATTRIBUTION:Maxim 559.