“Struggle in life brings worries and the worries are the sources of unhappiness. So take it easy.”

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“Don't fear god,
Don't worry about death;
What is good is easy to get, and
What is terrible is easy to endure.”

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“"It works, why worry?" is life's deepest philosophy.”

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