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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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A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave. – Benjamin Franklin

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

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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He who is content. Who is that? Nobody. – Benjamin Franklin

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To rejoice in anothers prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate anothers grief is to alleviate or dispel your own. – Tryon Edwards

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