Dalai Lama Quotes

If one's life is simple, contentment has to come.

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

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.

I don't need much to be happy.

Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.

Who lives content with little possesses everything.

It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.

A simple life is its own reward.

Let your capital be simplicity and contentment.

Always bear this in mind, that very little indeed is necessary for living a happy life.

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

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.

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, it's a small thing - just a very little thing.

It don't take a lot to make me happy. I'm not spoiled like that.

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

The simpler things are, the happier they are.

I'm a simple kind of guy, so I just envision myself being happy.

I find pleasure in things that are simple.

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 look for bliss, just contentment.