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← There is no wealth but life, and the richest country nourishes the most noble and happy people

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 9 Mar 1776 to 28 Aug 2026.

Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under education education Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: There is no wealth but life, and the richest country nourishes the most noble and happy people There is no wealth but life, and therichest country nourishes the most nobleand happy people JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: Contentment with what one has does not require great wealth — some billionaires lack it while many ordinary people never lose it. — tap to centre the map on it Contentment with what one has doesnot require great wealth — somebillionaires lack it while manyordinary people never lose it. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Aug 2026 RH Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rich and powerful are happy only to the degree that others are deprived — tap to centre the map on it The rich and powerful are happy onlyto the degree that others aredeprived JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every civilized country has, or could have, plenty for all, and sharing existing wealth fairly would make everyone comparatively comfortable — tap to centre the map on it Every civilized country has, orcould have, plenty for all, andsharing existing wealth fairly wouldmake everyone comparativelycomfortable WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone can become wealthy; it is merely a question of education and desire. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone can become wealthy; it ismerely a question of education anddesire. Last stated 7 years ago 28 Dec 2019 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most — tap to centre the map on it Being content with little is a greatgood, and those who least needluxury enjoy it most EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A merchant who enriches the country is more useful to a nation than a fashionable lord who fawns at court — tap to centre the map on it A merchant who enriches the countryis more useful to a nation than afashionable lord who fawns at court VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: Riches are good because they can do good, provided no one is made miserable by them — tap to centre the map on it Riches are good because they can dogood, provided no one is mademiserable by them TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every person is rich or poor according to how far they can afford the necessities, conveniences and pleasures of life — tap to centre the map on it Every person is rich or pooraccording to how far they can affordthe necessities, conveniences andpleasures of life Last stated 251 years ago 9 Mar 1776 AS Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does notusually make people understand ascientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago 3 Dec 2017 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre There is no wealth but life, and the richest country nourishes the most noble and happy people Last stated c. 1860–1862 Holds John Ruskin Read this korrent →