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Quote by Benjamin Franklin
Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor. -

Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor. – Benjamin Franklin

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We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride and four times as much by our foolishness. – Benjamin Franklin

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Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man. – John Fowles

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Yes, there is a Nirvanah; it is leading your sheep to a green pasture, and in putting your child to sleep, and in writing the last line of your poem. – Kahlil Gibran

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I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. Philippians 4:11 – Bible

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There are two kinds of discontent in this world. The discontent that works, and the discontent that wrings its hands. The first gets what it wants. The second loses what it has. Theres no cure for the first, but success and theres no cure at all for the second. – Gordon Graham

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