“He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.”

“Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.”

“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”

“If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.”

“wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state”

“Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.”

“Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.”