Quotes About Abundance

Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.

our people could only see all this, they would stop grumbling about their own misfortunes and offer thanks to God for blessing them with such abundance."6

The tremendous success of general management over the last century has provided unprecedented material abundance, but those management principles are ill suited to handle the chaos and uncertainty that startups must face.

Money is not necessarily, although it helps a lot for happiness, it's not necessarily the best way to be happy, to be rich, you know.

Satisfaction isn't so much getting what you want as wanting what you have. There are two ways to be rich: One is to have great wealth; the other is to have few wants.

Having much makes us greedy.

Help yourself," Bug invited her. "There are plenty of mice here—and they're really fat.

The river is overflowing.

Taking back power doesn't necessarily mean that power has to be taken away from someone else; there is enough for all.

Most of our problems with eating come down to the fact that we have not yet adapted to the new realities of plenty, either biologically or psychologically.

A treat cannot possibly have the same meaning in an era where white-flour cakes are everywhere and candy canes are sold by the dozen for less than the price of a loaf of bread.

When our cup runs over, we let others drink the drops that fall, but not a drop from within the rim, and call it charity; when the crumbs are swept from our table, we think it generous to let the dogs eat them; as if that were charity which permits others to have what we cannot keep.

Riches are not an end of life but an instrument of life.

A man ought to carry himself in the world as an orange tree would if it could walk up and down in the garden--swinging perfume from every little censer it holds up to the air.

Money in the hands of one or two men is like a dungheap in a barnyard. So long as it lies in a mass, it does no good; but, if it is only spread out evenly on the land, everything will grow.

God gives as the wheat gives: we sow one grain, and reap a hundred.

I resolved that if the heavens were going to pour liquid on my head, I would pour much more down my throat.

The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.

Will you be at the harvest, Among the gatherers of new fruits?

It was academic rigor meeting street smarts, which Hank possessed in abundance.

The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but far too many people come to the fountain of life with a sieve instead of a tank car... a teaspoon instead of a steam shovel. They expect little and as a result they get little.

Dime que te gustará esta vida oscura y deliciosa; que amarás esta paz campestre; que aquí te curarás de las locas efervescencias que tuban tu espíritu, y que anhelas ser una feliz y robusta villana, ricachona en medio de la sencillez y la abundancia, teniendo por maridillo al más chiflado de los artistas, al más espiritual habitante de esta tierra de luz, fecundidad y poesía.

Life is not a gift to be received, but rather, infinite gifts that we can give.

A little house well filled, a little field well tilled, and a little wife well willed, are great riches.