Never contract friendship ...

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

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Don't settle in the land of barely enough. That is where you are, it is not who you are. That's your location, it's not your identity. No matter what it looks like, have an abundant mentality.
The by-product is that they more people you help, the "richer" you become, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and definitely financially.
 T. Harv Eker
Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

Quotes from the same author

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
Study the past, if you would divine the future.