I think it was Ben Franklin that said abundance destroys more people than want.
Batchelor, Doug, “02 Worrying About Stuff” (AudioVerse teaching 29686).
Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying that having too much (abundance) can be more detrimental to people than having too little (want), suggesting that wealth and possessions carry their own dangers and worries.
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