Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments. The Grapes of Wrath
As Voltaire once wrote, The best is the enemy of the good. Atomic Habits
Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to. The Hobbit
"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of." The Analects of Confucius
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