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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
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.]
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.]
One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.
One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.
A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him
A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him
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.
He who is not satisfied with himself will grow; he who is not sure of his own correctness will learn read more
He who is not satisfied with himself will grow; he who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.
Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
