Want is the mother of industry. Pr.
Want makes wit. Pr.
Want maketh even servitude honourable. Hitopadesa.
Want o' wit is waur than want o' siller. Sc. Pr.
Want of care does us more damage than want 30 of knowledge. Ben. Franklin.
Want of courage upon some occasions assumes the appearance of ignorance, and betrays us when we most want to excel. Goldsmith.
Want of humility or self-denial is simply the want of all religion, of all moral worth. Carlyle.
Want of prudence is too frequently the want of virtue; nor is there on earth a more powerful advocate for vice than poverty. Goldsmith.
Want of tenderness is want of parts, and is no less a proof of stupidity than depravity. Johnson.
Want supplieth itself of what is next. Bacon. 35