Erich Fromm Quotes

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

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

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

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.

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

He who is contented is rich.

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

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

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

O ye gods, grant unto me to have little and to want nothing.

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

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

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.

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

You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.

Not everything is about money.

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 do not need a lot of money to be happy.

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

I don't need a lot to make me happy.

I don't have a desire for material things. As long as I'm happy, I'm good, man.

If you're good, you'll get work. And if I've got food in my fridge and clothes on my back, I'll be happy.

I don't need much to be happy.