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"Being satisfied with the little we have; academically, spiritually, financially, ecumenically or otherwise will prevent a lot of problems from coming to us, and our dependence in our abilities and talents will go as far as bringing us satisfaction in life."
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"Most people desire comfort and pleasure."

"True contentment... is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare."

"Contentment is what should be our focus rather than expecting miracles."

"Savour a slow-paced contented life."

"We often feel that we lack something, and seem to see that very quality in someone else, promptly attributing all our own qualities to him too, and a kind of ideal contentment as well. And so the happy mortal is a model of complete perfection--which we have ourselves created."

"I have learned that to be with those I like is enough."

"On Epicurus; He says: "Contended poverty is an honourable estate." Indeed, if it is contented, it is not poverty at all. It is not the man who has little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."

"The wealth we receive from God will never cause us to weep."

"Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing."
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"The number of your antagonists are far more greater than that of your companions, so you have to keep a stone of awareness to mark the boundary line."

"If a palmist grasp my palm, and look into it, without seeing a single line, what would he read?"

"God will not punish you when you speak your mind, because he speaks through you if he truly lives in you."

"If you can be heartless as the first man who visited the space, then there will be nothing impossibe for you to achieve."

"You can lead and motivate people without a certificate or title, what you need to do is to tell people a compelling secret that was only known to you."

"You may be a person I admire, but you can't be a person that everyone admires. You are not everyone's favourite, but you are someone's favourite whether you like them or not."
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