Edgar Cayce Quotes

He who awaits much can expect little.

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

We very quickly forget about the wonderful things we've got. People lose their excitement because there's too much. Basically we're experiencing nothing, because everything is available to us.

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already.

My life has been a blessing. I'm grateful for everything I do have and the places I'm going and the things I've seen.

To be content with little is hard; to be content with much, impossible.

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.

Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don't.

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

The greatest joys are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in what we hope for.

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

The only truly affluent are those who do not want more than they have.

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

Most of us have considerable prosperity in our lives. Often, we are so busy pursuing our unmet desires that we are unable to enjoy all that we already have. Allowing ourselves to really appreciate the prosperity we have created is a big step toward opening to even greater fulfillment.

Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

Don't want anything. Then you get everything.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

I won't say I wouldn't be grateful and happy and delighted and thrilled to bits to receive a nomination. But I wouldn't be suicidal if it didn't happen.

I think if you don't expect anything from the world, you'll have a lovely time.

I'm an eternal optimist. I've no regrets. I've people who love me. I've a wonderful life. I'm grateful for what I have.

I am content with what I have, little be it, or much.

If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.