“Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have”

“Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have” is a saying that has been printed on many posters. “NEVERRR let the things you want,, make you FORGET the things you have (Lovestories)” was posted by Rev Run on Twitter on December 22, 2009. The saying quickly went viral.
 
   
Twitter
Rev Run
‏@RevRunWisdom
NEVERRR let the things you want,, make you FORGET the things you have (Lovestories)
7:21 AM - 22 Dec 2009
 
Google Books
Fre-ed:
GPA’s, NCAA’s, Eating Disorder in the Way. How I Won the Struggle & Regained My Life Back Expressed Through Verse
By Sarah Simonetti
Xlibris Corporation (Xlibris.com)
2012
Pg. 74:
“Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have.”
 
i define me
Thursday, March 29, 2012
never let the things you want
make you forget the things you have
Posted by heidi at 1:35 PM
 
Google Books
Freedom, Vulnerability, and Love:
A Journey of Self Discovery
By Kathy Bazinet
Bloomington, IN: Balboa Press
2014
Pg. 27:
Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have. —Author unknown
 
reddit
“Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have.” (self.quotes)
submitted March 5, 2015 by flareme
Something we all need to remember.
Source: http://www.jarofquotes.com/view.php?id=never-let-the-things-you-want-make-you-forget-the-things-you-have
   
Montreal (Quebec) Gazette
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Published on: March 23, 2015
Last Updated: March 23, 2015 10:12 AM EDT
Last week, I read a poster that said, “Don’t let the things you want make you forget the things you have.”
   
The Odyssey
10 Quotes to Live by
Ten quotes to help guide you through life
Amanda DeZulovich in The List on Apr 2, 2015
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9. “Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have.”