“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”

“I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know.”

“Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.”

“If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.”

“I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.”

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.”

“It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.”