# Simple Truths: Clear & Gentle Guidance on the Big Issues in Life  ## Metadata - Author: [[Farnam Street]] - Full Title: Simple Truths: Clear & Gentle Guidance on the Big Issues in Life - Category: #articles - Summary: This text emphasizes the importance of a curious and open mindset for true education and personal growth. It highlights the significance of understanding the psychological relationship with money and the value of knowing how to be poor with dignity. Additionally, it discusses the power of true giving, the impact of possessions on our identity, and the essence of strength rooted in conviction and love. - URL: https://fs.blog/highlights-simple-truths/ ## Highlights - The difference between these two people does not lie in their actual wealth. It lies in their psychological relationship to money. They may have exactly the same amount of money — but one measures money against desires and the other measures it against needs.” ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jbq4xcj2b5b4qt4x54pfzgf4)) - “It is as important to know how to be poor as it is to know how to be rich.” ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jbq4ysd9k0scap614h474bra)) - If you know how to be poor with dignity and grace, nothing short of massive financial disaster can disturb your peace of mind. Knowing how to be poor means developing an unerring instinct for the difference between what is essential and what is only desirable. It means knowing how to take control of your life — how to repair and maintain the things around you, how to purchase wisely and well, how not to purchase at all when you do not have the means to do so, and how to take joy in the simple pleasures in life. It means not getting caught up in what is lacking, but finding meaning in what you have.” ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jbq4zkt1r8cgj6v24dnzgsj1))