Nicolas Roeg Quotes

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

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

I try and live my life simply and purely.

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

I really don't require a whole lot in life.

This is like one thing that I've tried to do, and I think successfully, that when you realize that nothing really belongs to you, you begin to appreciate having an understanding of just where your head is at, and you feel so much better.

Knowledge means being in the place where we are put.

I don't know what happened, but I lost the desire to acquire more things. It's very peaceful to have lost that desire.

Half of the confusion in the world comes from not knowing how little we need.

We should desire very few things passionately if we did but perfectly know the nature of the things we desire.

I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.

A simplified Christmas isn't about circumstances as much as it is about focus.

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 more you own, the more you know you don't own.

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

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

Happiness can only be found if you can free yourself of all other distractions.

I see what happens when one gets very attached to material things. That's just not what my life is.

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.

I am very willing to share whatever I know or feel I know about finding some serenity in this lifetime.

I was looking for something to make me happy, and once I realised what I actually had, then I found success.

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

This life that has been given to us as a gift, as such a precious gift. To really try to understand it, really try to recognize it, is the greatest meditation. Through the media of this Knowledge we can tap into our inner sources that are so beautiful.

I'm not attached to things at all. I'm very lucky to have quite a few beautiful things, but if I look back at my life, I was often happiest when I had very little.

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