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Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
From The Essential Epicurus by Epicurus
I’ve learned to be happy with what I have.
From Open by Andre Agassi
Happiness comes not from getting what we want, but from wanting what we have.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
From The Art of Living by Epictetus
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
If you want to be rich, do not add to your money, but subtract from your desire.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
The hardest financial skill is getting the goalpost to stop moving.
From The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
From The Republic by Plato
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
From The Art of Living by Epictetus
He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing.
From The Essential Epicurus by Epicurus
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
From The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
From The Dao De Jing by Laozi
Sometimes, the simplest things can bring the greatest joy.
From Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.
From The Essential Epicurus by Epicurus
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
Happiness is the default state, and all else is noise.