Freya Stark Quotes

I'm not an extravagant man. The fact that I can have a coffee out whenever I want still makes me feel grateful.

We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing.

Simply enjoy life and the great pleasures that come with it.

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

Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach.

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.

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

The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.

You'll like this, not a lot, but you'll like it.

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.

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

I would be happy not even being a supermodel. Being able to get a taste of everything that I want a taste of makes me happy.

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

There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.

Eat your bread with joy, drink your wine with a merry heart.

You just have to enjoy what you're doing. You just never know how people are going to receive it.

I got more than my share in life; a little more wouldn't hurt.

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

...it isn't foolish or wicked to enjoy. Wickedness is hurting people on purpose. I love what you are and who you are and how you are. You give me great joy. And you make horrible coffee.

Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.

May we never let the things we can't have or don't have or shouldn't have spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have.