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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.]
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.
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.
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.]
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.
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
He is well paid that is well satisfied,
And I delivering you am satisfied,
And therein do read more
He is well paid that is well satisfied,
And I delivering you am satisfied,
And therein do account myself well paid;
My mind was never yet more mercenary.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his
intellect.
[Fr., Nul n'est content de sa read more
No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his
intellect.
[Fr., Nul n'est content de sa fortune;
Ni mecontent de son esprit.]
