"Contentment makes a poor person rich and..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“If we are industrious, we shall never starve; for, at the workingman's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter. Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter, for industry pays debts, while despair increaseth them.”

“Marriage is the most natural state of man, and therefore the state in which one is most likely to find solid happiness.”

“Many have been ruined by buying good Pennyworths.”

“One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of your desire you are still not satisfied. The true antidote of greed is contentment.”

“This was a very typical time. I was single. All you needed was a cup of tea, a light, and your stereo, you know, and that's what I had.”

“If we human beings rely only on material development, we can’t be sure of a positive outcome. Employing technology motivated by anger and hatred is likely to be destructive. It will only be beneficial if we seek the welfare of all beings. Human beings are the only species with the potential to destroy the world. Because of the risks of unrestrained desire and greed we need to cultivate contentment and simplicity.”

“Don’t ever underestimate the importance of money. I know it’s often been said that money won’t make you happy and this is undeniably true, but everything else being equal, it’s a lovely thing to have around the house.”

“I've been everywhere in the world, seen everything, had everything a man can have.”

“In the world of high finance the shilling of the idle rich man can buy more than that of the poor, industrious man.”