Seneca the Younger Quotes

Wise people are in want of nothing, and yet need many things. On the other hand, nothing is needed by fools, for they do not understand how to use anything, but are in want of everything.

Poor is the man who desires a lot

If thou desire not to be poor, desire not to be too rich. He is rich, not that possesses much, but he that covets no more; and he is poor, not that enjoys little, but he that wants too much. The contented mind wants nothing which it hath not; the covetous mind wants, not only what it hath not, but likewise what it hath.

He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.

Hee is rich enough that wants nothing.

Knowledge both enlarges and multiplies our Desires, and the fewer things a Man wishes for, the more easily his Necessities may be supply'd.

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.'

At home, growing up, we weren't really poor. We had everything we needed, we just didn't have what we wanted.

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

He is rich enough who has no wants.

Enough is abundance to the wise.

Poverty with joy isn't poverty at all. The poor man is not one who has little, but one who hankers after more.

Not he who has little, but he whose wishes more, is poor.

Let there be wealth without tears; enough for the wise man who will ask no further.

He is rich enough who does not want bread.

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

The learned is happy, nature to explore; The fool is happy, that he knows no more.

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.

There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.

Can people who hunger so desperately for what other people have ever have enough?

There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair.

People want riches; they need fulfillment.

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