Lakota Indian Proverb Quotes

We shall have to practise to lead our life on the basis of our needs, not under the influence of our greed.

I really don't require a whole lot in life.

He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.

Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.

The more you learn to live without, the more you'll have to live with.

I don't need a whole lot.

He is the least in want who is the least covetous.

Let your capital be simplicity and contentment.

Freedom is not having everything we crave, it's being able to go without the things we crave and being OK with it.

Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants.

The Quaker upbringing was not strict, but it was frugal. Extremely frugal. One was always encouraged to give away one's worldly goods.

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.

The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.

At home, growing up, we weren't really poor. We had everything we needed, we just didn't have what we wanted.

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

I have a few toys. But I live very simply.

I like simplicity; I don't need luxury.

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.

Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.

I am a woman of simple tastes.