Edward Dyer Quotes

Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

He who is contented is rich.

To be content with little is hard; to be content with much, impossible.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

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

To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.

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

Enough is as good as a feast.

I have more than I will ever need for one life.

If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure.

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already.

He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.

The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much.

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.'

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

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.

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

Wealth after all is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less is richer than he that has much and wants more.

If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.

True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander.

Contentment is the only real wealth.

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

The only truly affluent are those who do not want more than they have.

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.