Quote by Fumio Sasaki

“It is the fact that we long for what we don’t have, and that makes us unhappy. It is the fact that when we…

— Lodro Rinzler

“Life is more satisfying when we spend more time appreciating what we already have instead of longing for what we don’t have.”

— Leticia Rae

“Even in our own lives, there are times when we want something so much that we cannot let go of the thought of it.…

— Dzogchen Ponlop

Our desires always increase with our possessions. The knowledge that something remains yet unenjoyed impairs our enjoyment of the good before us.

— Samuel Johnson

“happiness is more likely to come from the enjoyment of experiences rather than the accumulation of stuff.”

— James Wallman

“Most of the time we are trying to make the good things last, or we are thinking about replacing them with something even better…

— Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

“The joy of learning a new thing is what really stimulates the mind. As kids we constantly learnt new things. That is why childhood…

— Parul Sheth

“It is not, perhaps, an entirely happy situation after all, to gain something that has been wanted for long years. The object itself, once…

— Jo Baker

“...the bittersweet reminder of life's ephemeral pleasures, of opportunities that pass...These experiences would never be repeated and for that I was sad to see…

— Kevin Revolinski

“When you get used to that kind of life —of never having anything you want— then you stop knowing what it is you want.”

— Haruki Murakami

“How often is not the prospect of future happiness thus sacrificed to one's impatient insistence upon an immediate gratification.”

— Marcel Proust

“Happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”

— Frederick Koenig