“Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future, that he does not enjoy the present moment. As a result, he does not live in the present or the future, he lives as if he is never going to die, and then he dies having never truly lived.” —The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprises him the most”
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“Now, before I spend money I ask myself one question: Is this worth my freedom? Like: Is this coffee worth two dollars of my freedom? Is this shirt worth thirty dollars of my freedom? Is this car worth thirty thousand dollars of my freedom? In other words, am I going to get more value from the thing I’m about to purchase, or am I going to get more value from my freedom?”
― Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists
― Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists
“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging!” —Will Rogers”
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“Addition by subtraction.”
― Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists
― Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists
“Some people are so poor, all they have is money.” —Anonymous”
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