Quotes About Sufficiency

He is not poor who has enough of things to use. If it is well with your belly, chest and feet, the wealth of kings can give you nothing more.

He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man?s door, Embittering all his state.

He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.

Trust in God for great things. With your five loaves and two fishes He will show you a way to feed thousands.

Ik heb niets meer te vragen aan de goden, mijn wensen zijn vervuld, het is goed. Meer dan goed. Het is genoeg.

Satisfaction is a treasure which does not decay. Proverb

Pobre avaro, donde quiera que vaya, él persigue alimentos, y la muerte lo persigue a él. (Saadi)

Si eres codicioso, eres un prisionero. Si eres avaro, nunca serás llenado.

Everything man needs is in the world.

You've never really know what it's like to trust God to provide for you today, because you've got today provided for. And probably tomorrow too. Maybe even into next winter, with all the food socked away in that extra freezer in the garage.

Paul wrote these words: "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through [Christ] who gives me strength" (Phil. 4:12–13).

Nada te turbe, nada te'espante; Quien a Dios tiene nada le falta. Nada te turbe, nada te'espante, Solo Dios basta.

Poverty is easy to bear if it is only temporary, easier still if it is an entirely voluntary burden.

Our Nation must provide sufficient access to healthcare, adequate benefits, and the supplemental resources our veterans were promised and so dearly need. We owe our heroes no less.

I suppose you'd have ten wives if you could." "I'd be sufficiently miserable with one. The other nine would be redundant.

It was not enough. It was too much. It was everything.

You don't look at another person's plate to see if they have more than you. You look to see if they have enough.

If we fasten our attention on what we have, rather than on what we lack, a very little wealth is sufficient.

To know when you have enough is to be rich beyond measure.

Unlike many, I was not intent on reproducing myself, deliberately or accidentally, since one of myself was more than enough for me to handle.

He who knows how to beg can always leave his money at home.

He who knows not when he has enough, is poor.

Money can't buy happiness, because you never have enough money.

Christians must affirm the sufficiency of Scripture, that "the things revealed" contain enough information for men to make all kinds of decisions. The Bible is able to equip a person "for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:17).