A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
Samos, Greece
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing.
He is richest who is content with the least, for contentment is the wealth of nature.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
If you wish to make Pythocles wealthy, don't give him more money; rather, reduce his desires.
