Richard L. Evans Quotes

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.

The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have.

It would be an incalculable gain to domestic happiness, if people would begin the concert of life with their instruments tuned to a very low pitch: they who receive the most happiness are generally they who demand and expect the least.

Be contented with what you possess in life; be thankful for what does not belong to you, for it is so much less care; but try to obtain what you need, and make the best of every moment of your life.

Be satisfied with what you have.

Happiness isn't wanting what you can get, but wanting what you have.

Those who are pleased with the fewest things know the least, as those who are pleased with everything know nothing.

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.

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

The better we are at accepting the limits of our world, the more easily we can embrace what we have.

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

The best place to live is where you are right now.

I just consciously try to enjoy the good things that are happening. And if it ended tomorrow, that would be fine.

Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

I like to stay happy, and I like to live life light and make the best of life.

My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.

Happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you got.

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

I'm learning how to live in the present and be grateful for what's working rather than look for the 'what's not working' piece.

Welcome anything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.

My dog doesn't worry about the meaning of life. She may worry if she doesn't get her breakfast, but she doesn't sit around worrying about whether she will get fulfilled or liberated or enlightened. As long as she gets some food and a little affection, her life is fine.

You can be happy where you are.

When you stop comparing what is right here and now with what you wish were, you can begin to enjoy what is.

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

Every life is narrow. Our only escape is not to run away, but to learn to love the people we are and the world in which we find ourselves.