“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
“Philosophy calls for simple living, not for doing penance, and the simple way of life need not be a crude one.”
“You ask what is the proper limit to a person's wealth? First, having what is essential, and second, having what is enough.”
“Until we have begun to go without them, we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are. We've been using them not because we needed them but because we had them.”
“It is the quality of a great soul to scorn great things and to prefer that which is ordinary rather than that which is too great.”
“The body’s needs are few: it wants to be free from cold, to banish hunger and thirst with nourishment; if we long for anything more we are exerting ourselves to serve our vices, not our needs.”
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.”
“The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.”
“Spurn everything that is added by way of decoration and display by unneccesary labour. Relect that nothing merits admiration except the spirit, the impressiveness of which prevents it from being impressed by anything.”
“Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you and be silent.”