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Happiness does not come from having much, but from being attached to little.

Cheng Yen
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Cheng Yen

Cheng Yen (born 14 May 1937) is a Taiwanese Buddhist nun, teacher, and philanthropist. She is the founder of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, ordinarily referred to as Tzu Chi, a Buddhist humanitarian organization based in Taiwan.

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