Oprah Winfrey Quotes

That man has the fewest wants who is the least anxious for wealth.

Always bear this in mind, that very little indeed is necessary for living a happy life.

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

Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.

Material things are delightful, but they're not important.

Wealth is enjoying what we already have, not getting more of what we think will make us happy.

He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.

You don't have to have more in order to be happy.

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

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

I'm not an overly material person. Sure, I like certain comforts in life. But buying a lot of 'things' doesn't produce happiness for me.

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

Just stop for a minute and you'll realize you're happy just being. I think it's the pursuit that screws up happiness. If we drop the pursuit, it's right here.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

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

Enjoy doing nothing, and you can enjoy doing anything. Enjoy having nothing, and you can enjoy whatever you have.

Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.

I do not need a lot of money to be happy.

Some of the happiest people I know have none of the things the world insists are necessary for satisfaction and joy.

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

I don't need much to be happy.

The key is to be Zen-like and be happy with what one has.

As long as we think our lives are not good enough (materially), we will not have happiness. As soon as we realize our lives are good enough, happiness immediately appears. That is the practice of contentment.

I sometimes think that the size of our happiness is inversely proportional to the size of our house.