Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, read more

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.

Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.

If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper read more

If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others.

What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

Try to be like the turtle -- at ease in your own shell.

Try to be like the turtle -- at ease in your own shell.