"Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the..." - Erich Fromm

🌾 Simplicity

“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction”

— Erich Fromm

Simplicity frees us from the exhausting cycle of wanting more

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