"Wealth is not an absolute. It is relative to desire. Every time we yearn for something we cannot afford, we grow poorer, whatever our resources. And every time we feel satisfied with what we have, we can be counted as rich, however little we may actually possess."

-- Alain de Botton

#Desire Quotes #May Quotes #Littles Quotes

“No man's faith, no man's religion, no religion in all the world can ever rise above the truth.”
“A certain portion of the human race has certainly a taste for being diddled.”
“In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy.”
“Audacious faith is the raw material that authentic Christianity is made of. It's the stuff that triggers ordinarily level-headed people like you and me to start living with unusual boldness.”
“Illusions are to the soul what atmosphere is to the earth.”
“The romance of circumvention is one of the most destructive forces at work in our society. The American Idol freeway to greatness, Instagramming one's way into popular consciousness with selfies of our ass folds beneath short shorts, human growth hormone and performance-enhancing drugs for athletes, Adderall for the idle mind, reality television that sacrifices our dignity for fifteen lousy minutes.”
“A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs.”
“Fortunately for me, I ran across some girls I could get along with so I could enjoy high school life okay, but it must be awful for kids who don't get along with anybody. We're different from our parents, a completely different species from our teachers. And kids who are one grade apart you are in a different world altogether. In other words, we're basically surrounded by enemies and have to make it on our own.”

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