A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

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

If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he
would have had more meat and read more

If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he
would have had more meat and less quarreling and envy.
[Lat., Sed tacitus pasci si posset corvus, haberet
Plus dapis, et rixae multo minus invidiaeque.]

Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial to others; with poverty, for read more

Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial to others; with poverty, for not having much to care for, and with obscurity, for being unenvied.

He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his
father.
[Fr., Est bien fou read more

He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his
father.
[Fr., Est bien fou du cerveau
Qui pretend contenter tout le monde et son pere.]

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.]

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.]

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.]

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.