To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth. As long as one sore…

Mark Twain
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To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth. As long as one sorely needs a certain additional amount, that man isn't rich. ✨ Mark Twain (1992). Twain: Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, and Essays, Volume 1: 1852-1890, p.385, Library of America
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