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"The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings."

Man,

"The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes."

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"Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts."

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"Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy."

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"Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command."

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"Sympathy is the first condition of criticism."

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"So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being."

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"Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies."

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"The best path through life is the highway."

Life,

"There is no respect for others without humility in one's self."

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"Religion is the opium of the masses."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

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"Happy the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound, content to breathe his native air in his own ground."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

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"Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

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"Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything."

Aesop, Greek Author

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"True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

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"Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing."

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

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"My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more."

Charles Lamb, English Critic

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"One often learns more from ten days of agony than from ten years of contentment."

Harold Coffin, American Humorist

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"True contentment comes with empathy."

Tim Finn, New Zealander Musician

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"Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

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