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Wealth is able to buy the pleasures of eating, drinking and other sensual pursuits, yet can never afford a cheerful spirit or freedom from sorrow.
Musonius Rufus · Lectures · paraphrase
What it means today

Money buys comforts, not peace of mind. A cheerful spirit and freedom from sorrow are built from the inside — through character and habit — and cannot be purchased at any price.

Try this todayNotice where you are expecting money to buy peace, and redirect that hope inward.
Today’s questionAm I trying to buy a peace of mind that only character can build?
#wealth#peace#inner-life
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