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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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Wanting less is a kind of abundance you can carry anywhere. A person who needs little is harder to threaten, bribe, or break than one who needs everything.

Try this todayToday, enjoy one thing you already have without wanting the next thing on top of it.
Today’s questionHow many of my wants are needs, and how many are habits?
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