Thats the thing, she said. You add on getting rid of starvation and poverty like its a fringe benefit. Like the slice of lemon you get with a plate of whitebait. He laughed. Thats why I succeed, he said, where the men with beautiful souls always fail. If you walk through the market asking the stallholders to give you a slice of lemon for free, theyd laugh in your face. Pay for the whitebait and you get a good meal of whitebait for your money, plus the free lemon.

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  • Money — Thoughts on wealth, value, and material pursuits

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