"For it is better to suffer a..." - Quote by Saint Augustine
For it is better to suffer a little want than to have too much.
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“What is time? If I am not asked, I know; if I am asked, I don't.”
“Try to acquire the virtues you believe lacking in your brothers. Then you will no longer see their defects, for you will no longer have them yourself.”
“If you would attain to what you are not yet, you must always be displeased by what you are. For where you are pleased with yourself there you have remained. Keep adding, keep walking, keep advancing.”
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“Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience.”
“So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.”
“Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.”