It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.

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"It’s not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult."

- Seneca

Courage

"When one has lost a friend, one's eyes should be neither dry nor streaming. Tears, yes, there should be, but not lamentation."

- Seneca

Relationships

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

- Seneca

Success

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end."

- Seneca

New Beginnings

"A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature."

- Seneca

Happiness

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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."

Contentment