If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he
would have had more meat and read more

If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he
would have had more meat and less quarreling and envy.
[Lat., Sed tacitus pasci si posset corvus, haberet
Plus dapis, et rixae multo minus invidiaeque.]

He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his
father.
[Fr., Est bien fou read more

He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his
father.
[Fr., Est bien fou du cerveau
Qui pretend contenter tout le monde et son pere.]

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.

There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.

He who is not satisfied with himself will grow; he who is not sure of his own correctness will learn read more

He who is not satisfied with himself will grow; he who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.

As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living.
Satisfaction is death.

As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living.
Satisfaction is death.

The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.

The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
[Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.]

There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
[Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.]