There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.

There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.

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

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

Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.

Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.

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

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

To the right, books; to the left, a tea-cup. In front of me, the fireplace; behind me, the post. There read more

To the right, books; to the left, a tea-cup. In front of me, the fireplace; behind me, the post. There is no greater happiness than this.

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.

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.

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.