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"Try to live the life of the good man who is more than content with what is allocated to him."
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"Want is always hungry and searching whereas contentment is steady, calm and receiving."
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"He who is happy in his hut is better than he who is miserable in his palace."
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"Better life begins the moment you learn to be content with what you already have."
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"I am satisfied, and sufficiently occupied with the things which are, without tormenting or troubling myself about those which may indeed be, but of which I have no evidence."
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"In individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record."
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"The wealth we receive from God will never cause us to weep."
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"Man needs only a small patch of earth for his pleasures, and a smaller one still to rest beneath."
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"I'm really a very happy, contented little person in spite of my broken heart."
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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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"Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are."
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"The passing minute is every man's equal possession but what has once gone by is not ours."
Time
"Be your own master, and look at things as a man, as a human being, as a citizen, as a mortal creature."
Self
"As far as you can, get into the habit of asking yourself in relation to any action taken by another: "What is his point of reference here?" But begin with yourself: examine yourself first."
Awareness
"A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others."
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"Praise does not make anything better or worse."
Values
"Nothing befalls a man except what is in his nature to endure."
Strength
"It is in your own power to maintain the beauty of your soul, or to be a decent human being."
Virtue
"Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also."
Strength
"The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it."
Life
"How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks."
Time
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