The minimalist life. Pleasure is an egg. Blessings that can be counted, on the fingers of one hand.

He who is content in his poverty is wonderfully rich.

He is not rich that possesses much but he that is content with what he has.

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.

To be content with what one has is the greatest and truest of riches.

The secret to a happy life is not in getting what you want. It is in learning to want what you get. Don't waste your time crying over what you're not given. When you have tears in your eyes, you can't see all the beautiful things around you." She

Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.

He who is happy in his hut is better than he who is miserable in his palace.

We had, you could say, everything but money -- Grandmam and I did, anyhow. We had each other and our work, and not much time to think of what we didn't have.

At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.