Marguerite Gardiner Quotes

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

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.

I don't need much to be happy.

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

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

Happiness consists not in having much, but in wanting no more than you have.

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, 'Oh yes - I already have everything that I really need.'

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.

There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.

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

You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.

He has the most who is most content with the least.

Sometimes the most happy people in life are the ones with nothing. We can't lose sight of the little things in life that should make us the happiest.

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

He who is contented is rich.

Happiness doesn't depend on how much you have to enjoy, but how much you enjoy what you have.

Some of the happiest people I know have none of the things the world insists are necessary for satisfaction and joy.

I don't need a lot to make me happy.

I think perfect happiness has everything to do with learning to be content with what I have.

I never had everything I wanted, but I never wanted for anything.

You don't have to have more in order to be happy.

Just as we need the courage to be happy, we also need the courage to live simply.

I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.

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