Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body.

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"Some people have no idea what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it."

- George Carlin

Awareness

"Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?"

- George Carlin

Awareness

"I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me — they’re cramming for their final exam."

- George Carlin

Awareness

"When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat."

- George Carlin

Awareness

"I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more of they get older; then it dawned on me they are cramming for their final exam."

- George Carlin

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"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."

- Epictetus

Contentment

"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday."

- A. A. Milne

Contentment

"Small is not just a stepping stone. Small is a great destination itself."

- Jason Fried

Contentment

"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing."

Contentment

"As for you, you will join your ancestors in peace and be buried after a good long life."

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