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What does it mean?
Seeking more than life offers is futile and misguided.
In plain terms
You cannot get more out of life than what is inside it.
What can you take from it?
Accept life's limits to avoid futile striving.

Where it applies

  • materialism
  • existential reflection

Putting it to work

  • practice gratitude
  • avoid overreaching

Questions to consider

  • Are you seeking enough?
  • Is wanting more a flaw?

Another view

Expansion and growth often push boundaries successfully.

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