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The more we focus on the things we don’t have, the more unhappy and more resentful we become.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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Joseph B. Wirthlin
Age: 91 †
Born: 1917
Born: June 11
Died: 2008
Died: December 1
Businessman
Businessperson
Joseph Bitner Wirthlin
Focus
Become
Things
Resentful
Unhappy

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