Quotes About Abundance

If only we had this,' or 'If we could only do that,' quite forgetting how much they already had, and how many things they actually could do. So they asked an old woman what spell they could use to make them happy, and she said, 'When you feel discontented, think over your blessings, and be grateful.

every tree stood ready to send down its shower of red or yellow apples at the first shake. Everybody was there. Everybody laughed and sang, climbed up and tumbled down. Everybody declared that there never had been such a perfect day or such a jolly set to enjoy it, and everyone gave themselves up to the simple pleasures of the hour as freely as if there were no such things as care or sorrow in the world.

Convinieron en dejar de quejarse, gozar de lo que ya tenían y tratar de merecerlo, no fuera que lo perdiesen en vez de que aumentara y creo que nunca se arrepintieron.

I do think we are and shall be great consumers.

There was now a self-perpetuating quality to his wealth.

The world is ripe, and we'll pluck it like an apple from a tree.

Felicidad es minimalista. Es sencilla y desnuda. Es una casi nada que lo es todo.

What's this? Bacon and tangerines. We are going to have an orgy.

Crusty brown bread, butter, and a pot of pâté de foie gras; chicken Kiev, and the makings of a salad. Olive oil, fresh peaches, cheeses; a bottle of Scotch, a couple of bottles of wine. She bought flowers, an armful of daffodils

Happiness is making the most of what you have, and riches is making the most of what you've got.

you've got enough

Oh, yes, said Mother, you may be sure that there will always be plenty of chocolate cake around here.

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. And finally

Stocking up is what our robust Americans called it, laughing nervously, because profligate abundance automatically evokes its opposite, the unspoken specter of dearth.

Riches and abundance come hypocritically clad in sheep's clothing, pretending to be security against anxieties, and they become then the object of anxiety. They secure a man against anxieties just about as well as the wolf that is put to tending the sheep.

No shortage of explanations for life's mysteries. Explanations are two a penny these days. The truth, however, is altogether harder to find

In a world of true abundance you shouldn't have to work to justify your life.

Sleep, riches, and health, to be truly enjoyed, must be interrupted.

That good gardener, who wept thorns plowing his fields - harvests grace with joy.

Mozart, prodigal heaven gave thee everything, grace and strength, abundance and moderation, perfect equilibrium.

Stress the thought of plenty. Thoughts of plenty help create plenty.

Earning a lot of money is not the key to prosperity. How you handle it is.

The key to success is to raise your own energy; when you do, people will naturally be attracted to you. And when they show up, bill 'em!

I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better.