The average man is rich enough when he has a little more than he has got.
A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave con-tently.
Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
Whoever is not in his coffin and the dark grave, let him know he has enough.
Too much is unwholesome.
This only grant me, that my means may lie too low for envy, for contempt too high.
Moderation is the key to lasting enjoyment.
Nothing in excess.
Ask the gods nothing excessive.
Avarice is as destitute of what it has as poverty is of what it has not.
Philosophy ... should not pretend to increase our present stock, but make us economists of what we are possessed of.
The use we make of our fortune determines as to its sufficiency. A little is enough if used wisely, and too much is not enough if expended foolishly.
It is possible to own too much. A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure.
Happiness is a way station between too much and too little.
To be able to dispense with good things is tantamount to possessing them.
We don't need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it.
The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.
Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth is unhappy, though he is master of the world.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.
How few are our real wants, and how easy is it to satisfy them! Our imaginary ones are boundless and insatiable.
