Brian Weiss Quotes

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

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.

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.

When we appreciate how much we have, we feel the urge to pare down, get back to basics, and learn what is essential for our happiness. We long to realize what's really important.

It's the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.

Let your capital be simplicity and contentment.

Poverty with joy isn't poverty at all. The poor man is not one who has little, but one who hankers after more.

He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing .

To be satisfied with little is hard, to be satisfied with a lot is impossible.

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

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

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

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

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

Happiness is very simple and minimal.

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

The less you have, the more you enjoy.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

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

I'm no Buddhist monk, and I can't say I'm in love with renunciation in itself, or traveling an hour or more to print out an article I've written, or missing out on the N.B.A. Finals. But at some point, I decided that, for me at least, happiness arose out of all I didn't want or need, not all I did.

Simplicity makes me happy.

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

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