Wouldst thou be rich, seek but content to gain.

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Wouldst thou be rich, seek but content to gain; For this a treasure is that ne’er will harm. If in thy lap some Dives riches rain, Let not thy heart with gratitude grow warm; For, by the wisest, I have oft been told,— The poor man’s patience better is than gold.

Source Gulistan, Chapter II, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saadi in the Gulistan, contentment is the only treasure that never does harm, and even when a rich man, a "Dives" like the rich man of the parable, showers you with goods, your heart should not become attached to him: the peaceful patience of the poor is worth more than gold. Today, list three simple things you already have, and savor them without wishing for anything more.

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