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— Laozi"One's own self or material goods, which has more worth? Loss (of self) or possession (of goods), which is the greater evil? He who loves most, spends most, He who hoards much loses much"
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Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected.... Hoarding is idolatry.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Happiness, whether consisting in pleasure or virtue, or both, is more often found with those who are highly cultivated in their minds and in their character, and have only a moderate share of external goods, than among those who possess external goods to a useless extent but are deficient in higher qualities.
— Aristotle
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