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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The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the affairs, of his neighbor. – Benjamin Franklin

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People are never free of trying to be content. – Murray Bookchin

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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world. – Joseph Addison

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Being contented ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position. – G. K. Chesterton

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

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