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It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get
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"It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get"

- Elbert Hubbard

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This quote by Elbert Hubbard speaks to the idea of learning to be material with what we have. It recommends that it is very easy to get what we want if we are willing to let go of the important things we can not have. This might be taken a suggestion to focus on the things we can control and also to be happy of what we have. It is a pointer to be conscious of our wants and also needs, as well as to be material with what we have. It is likewise a suggestion to be person and also to rely on that if we concentrate on the important things we can manage, we will ultimately obtain what we desire. This quote urges us to be mindful of our needs and to be material with what we have, while still striving for our goals. It is a reminder that if we focus on the things we can manage, we will at some point get what we want.

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Elbert Hubbard This quote is written / told by Elbert Hubbard between June 19, 1859 and May 7, 1915. He was a famous Writer from USA. The author also have 77 other quotes.

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