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Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
[Lat., Les delicats sont malheureux,
Rien ne saurait les read more
The fastidious are unfortunate: nothing can satisfy them.
[Lat., Les delicats sont malheureux,
Rien ne saurait les satisfaire.]
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Give me, indulgent gods! with mind serene,
And guiltless heart, to range the sylvan scene;
No splendid read more
Give me, indulgent gods! with mind serene,
And guiltless heart, to range the sylvan scene;
No splendid poverty, no smiling care,
No well-bred hate, or servile grandeur, there.
Now, that's enough.
[Lat., Ohe! jam satis est.]
Now, that's enough.
[Lat., Ohe! jam satis est.]
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.]
He [Moliere] pleases every one but can not please himself.
[Fr., Il plait a tout le monde et ne read more
He [Moliere] pleases every one but can not please himself.
[Fr., Il plait a tout le monde et ne saurait se plaire.]
To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.
To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.
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.