“you say, ‘if i had a little more, i should be very satisfied.’ you make a mistake. if you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.” -charles spurgeon, theologian
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To have whatever you want, want whatever you have.
What a great man, that Spurgeon.. I recently finished reading his biography :) (which took me a while since it was written in Spanish.. *lol*)
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What a profound statement. I always liked Spurgeon’s writings. Making progress with my own “becoming minimalist” efforts since August 2009 when I discovered this blog. Thanks for the inspiration.
In my experience, that applies to everything–money, achievements, stuff, etc. As a writer, my advice to aspiring authors is, if you can’t be happy unpublished, you won’t be happy published.
Thanks for this Spurgeon quote – I really enjoyed it. Spurgeon was the freaking man.
I also enjoy your tweeting, too, just FYI. Always useful and/or interesting info, thanks!
Luke
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