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Thoughts about Good Life. Collected by Tuovi Kurttio, Pääkaupunkiseudun Kierrätyskeskus Oy. Wealth. He who owns little is little owned. Henry David Thoreau There are two ways to be rich – make more or need less. Rimo’s Rule
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Thoughts about Good Life Collected by Tuovi Kurttio, Pääkaupunkiseudun Kierrätyskeskus Oy Fiksu Opiskelija. Opetusaineisto jätteen synnyn ehkäisystä 2010. HSY Jätehuolto.
Wealth • He who owns little is little owned. Henry David Thoreau • There are two ways to be rich – make more or need less. Rimo’s Rule • The cost of a thing is the amount of… life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. Henry David Thoreau • Nothing is enough to the man for whom enough is too little. Epicurous • A rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least. Interview with God • The more flesh, the more worms; the more possessions, the more worry. Rabbi Hillel Fiksu Opiskelija. Opetusaineisto jätteen synnyn ehkäisystä 2010. HSY Jätehuolto.
Wealth • True possession is proved only by giving; all you are unable to give possesses you. Andre Gide • The more things you own, the more they own you. • I spent money I didn’t have, to buy things I didn’t need, to impress people I didn’t like. You can’t have everything. Where would you put it? Steven Wright • It’s not hard to make a lot of money, if money is all you want. Citizen Kane (the movie) Fiksu Opiskelija. Opetusaineisto jätteen synnyn ehkäisystä 2010. HSY Jätehuolto.
Happiness • He is well-paid that is well-satisfied. William Shakespeare • Three grand essentials of happiness are: Something to do, Someone to love, and Something to hope for. Alexander Chalmers Fiksu Opiskelija. Opetusaineisto jätteen synnyn ehkäisystä 2010. HSY Jätehuolto.
Life • Live simply that others may simply live. Mohandas Gandhi • The best things in life are not things. C. & J. Woods • When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. Tao Te Ching • The greatest wealth is to live content with little. Plato • Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts, of life are not only dispensable, but hindrances to the elevation of mankind. Thoreau • The best things in life are free. • If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it. Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. William Norris Fiksu Opiskelija. Opetusaineisto jätteen synnyn ehkäisystä 2010. HSY Jätehuolto.