Epicurus on Enough

He who has learned the limits of life knows that it is easy to provide that which removes the feeling of pain owing to want and makes one’s whole life perfect. So there is no need for things which involve struggle.

~ Epicurus

Wilson, Catherine. The Pleasure Principle: Epicureanism: A Philosophy for Modern Living (p. 243). HarperCollins Publishers. Kindle Edition.

Cicero on Gardens

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”

~ Cicero

Chrysippus on Want

“Wise people are in want of nothing and yet need many things. On the other hand, nothing is needed by fools, for they do not understand how to use anything but are in want of everything.”

~ Chrysippus

Diogenes on Want

“He has the most who is most content with the least.”

~ Diogenes