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Satisfy a few to please many is bad.
[Ger., Mach' es Wenigen recht; vielen gefallen ist schlimm.]
Satisfy a few to please many is bad.
[Ger., Mach' es Wenigen recht; vielen gefallen ist schlimm.]
This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction
This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil: my read more
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil: my cup runneth over.
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.
A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.
Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.
Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.
Those who seek for much are left in want of much. Happy is he to
whom God has given, read more
Those who seek for much are left in want of much. Happy is he to
whom God has given, with sparing hand, as much as is enough.
[Lat., Multa petentibus
Desunt multa.
Bene est, cui Deus obtulit
Parca, quod satis est manu.]
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
