Quotation by

George Bernard Shaw

You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live.

George Bernard Shaw

Life

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If you let the worry of being poor control every decision you make, you will focus only on survival and basic needs. This means you might avoid taking risks or enjoying life fully, resulting in merely existing rather than truly experiencing life.

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