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Wealth is not an absolute. It is relative to desire. Every time we yearn for something we cannot afford, we grow poorer, whatever our resources. And every time we feel satisfied with what we have, we can be counted as rich, however little we may actually possess.

Alain de Botton

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So many complaints boil down to the belly ache of the fragile, mortal, ignored ego in a vast and indifferent universe.
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At the heart of every frustration lies a basic structure: the collision of a wish with an unyielding reality.
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Everyone wants a better life: very few of us want to be better people.
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A ‘good job’ can be both practically attractive while still not good enough to devote your entire life to.
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