True wealth is not what you have, it's what you're left with with when all you have is gone.
The only competition you will have is the competition between your disciplined and undisciplined mind.
Animals are wonderful, because they put you in a great emotional state.
There is always a risk to follow your bliss, a price to pursue your passion.
Success is messy. But so is life. Deal with it. Poverty is messier.
This principle applies to your family pet, for instance, which I believe are wonderful because they put you into a great emotional state. When you feel love for your pet, that's a great state of love that's going to bring goodness into your life, what a gift that is.