Once a beautiful and richly-dressed woman visited a house. The master of the house asked her who she was; and she replied that she was the goddess of wealth. With great delight the master of the house invited her in.
Soon appeared another woman who was ugly and dressed in rags. The master asked who she [...]

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There is no fire like greed,
no crime like hatred,
no sorrow like separation,
no sickness like hunger of heart,
and no joy like the joy of freedom.
Hunger is the greatest affliction,
conditionally the greatest
source of despair.
The wise, seeing this as it is
realize liberation,
the greatest joy.
- Gautama Buddha

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