Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor. ✨ Benjami…

Benjamin Franklin
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Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2012). Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack, p.4, Courier Corporation
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