To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied.
Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever; no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself; no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself.
There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool.
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.