“Life is the enlightened pursuit of happiness, not the unenlightened pursuit of as much money as you can accumu…” — Larry Ellison · The Inspired Sage

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Life is the enlightened pursuit of happiness, not the unenlightened pursuit of as much money as you can accumulate.

— Larry Ellison

Co-founder of Oracle

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Money #joy #abundance

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