He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
Quotations by Socrates

Other quotes and quotations :

• We cannot be contented because we are happy, and we cannot be happy because we are contented. Walter Savage Landor
• He who is contented is rich. Lao-Tzu
• A man who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do. Fred Estabrook
• It is right to be contented with what we have, but never with what we are. James Mackintosh
• The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless. Hung Ko
• My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more. Charles Lamb
• Holbrook Jackson
• Riches are not from abundance of worldly goods, but from a contented mind. Mohammed
• No one is qualified to converse in public except those contented to do without such conversation. Thomas Kempis
• It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind. Lucretius