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Most of us dream of making it to the top. This includes having all the money, cars, mansions, women (if you’re a guy), anything at your disposal. If experience teaches us, then I’m here to tell you that most people at the top aren’t happy and are lonely. I have searched for hours on the Internet trying to find a decent article on what life at the top is truly like. Well, since you are on TheWISDOMWALL.com, you are going to get what you searched for. Here are some quotes on success and why you don’t have to live life at the top to be happy and successful:

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. – Oscar Wilde

Wealth is the product of man’s capacity to think. – Ayn Rand

Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time. – Margaret Bonnano

A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to be zealous of truth, of happiness, of wisdom or knowledge, must become a lover of books. – Anonymous

So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health. - A.J. Reb Materi

Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth. – Ernest Hemingway

The last two quotes really had a big impact on me. So many of us spend our entire lives, working themselves to incredible lengths, to gain wealth. When their dreams are fulfilled, they have nothing left of themselves and begin to fear death.

Enjoy yourself and don’t be depressed that you aren’t the wealthiest person around. Who knows, that person may be wishing he/she was you.