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Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
It's too bad to want a thing and not be allowed it.
It's too bad to want a thing and not be allowed it.
More than we use is more than we want.
More than we use is more than we want.
It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.
If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant.
If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant.
Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows that it brings abundance to drive away read more
Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows that it brings abundance to drive away hunger.
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is to little.
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is to little.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.
The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.