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> [It's sobering to contemplate how much time, effort, sacrifice, compromise, and attention we give to acquiring and increasing our supply of something that is totally insignificant in eternity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-graham-lotz/it-s-sobering-to-contemplate-how-much-time-effort-sacrifice/)

[Anne Graham Lotz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-graham-lotz/)

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> [Whereas I think: I’m lying here in a haystack... The tiny space I occupy is so infinitesimal in comparison with the rest of space, which I don’t occupy and which has no relation to me. And the period of time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/whereas-i-think-i-m-lying-here-in-a-haystack-the-tiny-space-i-occupy/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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