Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

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

I'm happy without money.

There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.

Some have too much, yet still do crave; I little have, and seek no more. They are but poor, though much they have, And I am rich with little store.

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.

The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous.

Advances don't fundamentally interest me. It sounds terribly naive, but money doesn't really mean anything to me. If a lot of money came my way, I'm certainly not going to say no. But it hasn't come my way as yet, and I'm not heartbroken.

You look at your bank account, and you see the currency of love and happiness is more important than the currency of money.

No man is poor who does not think himself so. But if in a full fortune with impatience he desires more, he proclaims his wants and his beggarly condition.

Me, I don't need money.

He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.

I always was a rich person because money's not related to happiness.

A small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.

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

Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

It doesn't matter if you have one billion rupees in your bank account or one rupee. This is one life you get, and you'd rather spend it enjoying whatever you have, rather than thinking, 'Oh, I should have scored seven more runs, or I should get more money.'

Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

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

I've lived very well all my life, even when I had no money, and there's very little I can't afford.

I'm not an extravagant man. The fact that I can have a coffee out whenever I want still makes me feel grateful.

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

Money is not everything. We don't need billions and trillions of dollars.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

Cast away care, he that loves sorrow Lengthens not a day, nor can buy tomorrow; Money is trash, and he that will spend it, Let him drink merrily, fortune will send it.

If you know how much you've got, you probably haven't got much.