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“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.”

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Book:Letters: Principles Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings Translated, with an Introd. and Notes, by Russel M. Geor. Indianapolis Merrill
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“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”

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“If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.”

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Book:Principal Doctrines
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“Those desires that do not bring pain if they are not satisfied are not necessary; and they are easily thrust aside whenever to satisfy them appears difficult or likely to cause injury.”

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Book:Letters: Principles Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings Translated, with an Introd. and Notes, by Russel M. Geor. Indianapolis Merrill
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