John ChrysostomHappiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude.
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Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude. If you try to look for happiness in the external world, you will fail. Happiness lies within, not in what is outside.
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