It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

Confidence equals contentment with self; contentment is knowing you have all you need for the present circumstances.

If we despise the position we have, it may be because of what I call "destination disease," which can also be called the greener grass syndrome. If we focus on being some other place because we think it's better, then we will neither enjoy where we are nor do what we must to succeed. 3.

Contentment is not a popular concept. Our culture actually discourages the idea. People are continually bombarded with the message, "What you have isn't enough. You need more—a bigger house, a better car, a larger salary, whiter teeth, sweeter breath, nicer clothes . . ." The list is endless. But the truth is that possessing healthy contentment is essential to being able to withstand failure. —Failing Forward DECIDE TODAY THAT WHAT YOU HAVE IS ENOUGH.

How do you cultivate optimism? By learning the secret of contentment. If you can learn that, then no matter what happens to you, you can weather the storm and build on the good you find in any situation.

I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.

Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.

We should aim rather at leveling down our desires than leveling up our means.

Our problem is not that we desire too much but too little.

Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.

Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.