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"It's unfortunate how some people complain about being financially unstable, yet they use their last savings to acquire material things."
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"Isn't materialism the cause of much that is evil in the land of mortal souls?"

"For our radically misnamed "materialistic civilization must above all cultivate the love of material, of earth, air, and water, of mountains and forests, of excellent food and imaginative housing and clothing, and of cherishing our artfully erotic contacts between human bodies. Certainly, all these so"called "things are as impermanent as ripples in water, but what life, what love, what energy is there in a perfectly pure abstraction or a totally solid and eternally indestructible rock?"

"There is nothing around me but money, money, money."

"Mysterious money had stood to him as the symbol of earthly good, and the immediate object of toil. He had seemed to love it little in the years when every penny had its purpose for him; for he loved the purpose then. But now, when all purpose was gone, that habit of looking towards the money and grasping it with a sense of fulfilled effort made a loam that was deep enough for the seeds of desire."

"I'm often told that money and spirituality are different things from people that don't have time to read spiritual books because they have to work for money."

"Old-fashioned people think you can have a soul without money. They think the less money you have, the more soul you have. Young people nowadays know better. A soul is a very expensive thing to keep: much more so than a motor car."

"Money!It's all about money!It's all it ever is these days!"

"Money gives you permission to just walk away from everything that isn't pretty and perfect. You can't put up with anything less than lovely. You spend your life running, avoiding, escaping."

"Instead of loving people and using money, people often love money and use people."

"Money isn't everything. It's the only thing."
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"As bad as you are thinking of giving up, you still have more drive left in you. Winning is something that you were born to experience on earth. Keep on pushing with faith and perseverance, something greatly rewarding will surely happen down the line."

"Stop surrounding yourself with people who engage in acts to break you and bring you down. Isn't it obvious that they are desperately seeking for some people to join them at the bottom?"

"If you think that your life is nothing but pain and suffering, then it is very obvious that you have been directing your daily thoughts in the direction of the darkest side of life. However, the truth still remains; which is that we all have a bright side to be thankful for in our various lives. It is a matter of changing your interpretations of your experiences."

"God brought you on earth with a destiny to strive and thrive in all circumstances, and no one or anything can succeed in rewriting this destiny without your consent. Keep being a winner that you were born to be."

"You are fine just the way you are. Don't allow anyone to reduce you to a state of inferiority. God created us all in His own image. Therefore, there is absolutely nothing inferior about you."

"Try not to waste your entire stay on earth running from your fears. You were born to be victorious in all your endeavors. Start walking with faith and courage. God is with you, and will forever be with you."

"If your heart is strong enough to hold grudges, then it is very capable of forgiving others. It takes more strength to hold onto something than to let it go."

"There is always a strong need for self-education during and after school education. Education is a never-ending process of intellectual growth."

"Hold strong to your faith and never let that hope fade away. You can still turn your situations around for better. Time and solutions will surely eliminate your problems."
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