The man who is not satisfied with little will be satisfied with nothing.
Epictetus
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He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing .
EPICURUS He who is not satisfied with a little is not satisfied with allot.
GREEK PROVERB No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams
MARCUS AURELIUS He who loves money will not be satisfied with money
THE TALMUD A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased wi...
FRANçOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD He who is satisfied with what he has, is a rich man.
NABIL N. JAMAL You will never be satisfied until you are completely satisfied with God.
JERRY KINARD Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many ...
CHINESE PROVERB He who is not satisfied with himself will grow; he who is not sure of his own correctness will lear...
CHINESE PROVERB I'm satisfied with the response, I'm not satisfied with all of the results,
LAURA BUSH He who is satisfied with what he has, is a rich man.
-Nabil N. Jamal
NABIL N. JAMAL I will not be a man satisfied until I am a man exhausted.
COREY TAYLOR are currently satisfied with the status quo, [I am] not satisfied with the status quo.
CARL ICAHN I'm satisfied with it, but there's nothing that's enough.
BETTY GREENE We've been very satisfied and continue to be satisfied with our cooperation with Saudi Arabia with t...
PHIL REEKER You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not co...
CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON He's satisfied with himself. If you have a soul you can't be satisfied.
GRAHAM GREENE Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he...
BERTRAND RUSSELL A person well satisfied with themselves is seldom satisfied with others, and others, rarely are with...
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD Fate is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS Actually, China is not very satisfied with OPEC.
MA SHANG In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
GEORGES CLEMENCEAU In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
GEORGES CLEMENCEAU In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
GEORGE CLEMENCEAU If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?
TIMOTHY FERRISS People think they are not satisfied with what they have but in true sense they are not satisfied wit...
AMIT KALANTRI I am a man of simple tastes easily satisfied with the best
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL I'm a man of simple tastes. I'm always satisfied with the best.
OSCAR WILDE You will never be satisfied with anything less than the highest you can attain.
APOORVE DUBEY If you're satisfied with your social life, according to psychologists, you tend to be satisfied ...
ROBIN MARANTZ HENIG You will seek not a near but a distant objective, and you will not be satisfied with what you may ha...
ABBOTT L. LOWELL We live in a world full of people who are satisfied with pretending to be someone they are not.
TOMMY TRAN Never settle or be satisfied with compromise.
STEVEN REDHEAD Is a man satisfied, merely because he is perfumed himself, to mingle with a malodorous crowd?
EDWARD BELLAMY The mayor is satisfied with that assurance.
CARYN KAUFMAN All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is
not satisfied with seeing, nor the ...
BIBLE I'm satisfied with the result, but not with the way we played,
MARCO VAN BASTEN The one with the Strong Character is Satisfied with Everything.
JAN JANSEN We cannot be any more satisfied with the outcome.
BRADY DEATON The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisf...
LUCRETIUS This is a situation that both sides would be satisfied with.
PETER JANKOVSKIS A truly successful person in life is the one who is satisfied with what he has.
IPE MATHEW No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and ...
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and ...
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. very satisfied with the talks.
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MATTHIAS SAMMER Only man is not content to leave things as they are but must always be changing them, and when he ha...
ELSPETH HUXLEY The reason that man is seldom satisfied with his salary is that when it increases, he increases his ...
MOKOKOMA MOKHONOANA If you are satisfied with the meal called contentment,then you will always be contented for life.
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MA SHANG The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowled...
ELBERT HUBBARD If you ever get satisfied with word “Failure” You will fail.
DIPAKSHI SALGOTRA I will take your heart.
I will take your soul out of your body
As though I were God.
...
LANGSTON HUGHES If you are dissatisfied with what you have,
Then you will never be satisfied with what you have...
ANTHONY T. HINCKS The intellectual power is never at rest; it is never satisfied with any comprehended truth, but ever...
GIORDANO BRUNO We know we can't just be satisfied with this.
JEFF PENDERGRAPH He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase...
BIBLE Everyone wants change. Donald is the only one that can deliver it. We should not be satisfied with s...
MELANIA TRUMP I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.
RICHARD DAWKINS We are satisfied with the outcome.
FRANK MATELJAN Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
UNKNOWN If you think it is when you have enough that you can give to others, you will never give. No man can...
ALALE ANTHONY How could a man be satisfied with a decision between such alternatives and under such circumstances?...
GEORGE ELIOT Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person - not just an employ...
ANNE M. MULCAHY Why be satisfied when with effort things can become better.
STEVEN REDHEAD but I'm still not totally satisfied.
JAMES MURPHY The president is not going to be satisfied until they are.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I'm not a 100 percent satisfied, but let's say 98 percent,
TOM BOONEN I'm not satisfied with the position, ... I don't think we're solid yet.
BILL PARCELLS It's weird how people who do great things, are satisfied with small things!
ARDIT BALISHA Everybody is extremely satisfied with where the teams are heading.
MARSHALL CARLSON I'm satisfied with what I've done. I'm not satisfied with what has happened in my career...
RAY PRICE To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth...
AKHENATON AKHENATON To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth...
AKHENATON I am fully satisfied with the result,
BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI We are fully satisfied with the agreement.
ALEXEI MILLER I am very satisfied with the results.
LI KA-SHING We are very satisfied with the agreement,
JOAN LAPORTA I'm happy with what we accomplished, but I am not satisfied.
CRAIG NECCI Love yourself deeply and be satisfied with the amazing life you create.
AMY LEIGH MERCREE I am a satisfied man.
HARRY BEEN We are sharing this country together. If somebody wants to take all the loaf, then nothing will be l...
ALI DABAGH The EU will follow suit if it is satisfied with the quality [of South Africa's ostrich meat products...
ANTON KRUGER I have little patience with anyone who is not self-satisfied. I am always pleased to see my friends,...
ROBERT MORLEY We are not at all satisfied with Mike Robinson's response and will be taking this up further by writ...
INAYAT BUNGLAWALA Some guys are satisfied with that,
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SAMUEL JOHNSON If everybody was satisfied with himself there would be no heroes.
MARK TWAIN No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his intellect
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JOE ASHER It is vain to say human beings might be satisfied with tranquillity; they must have action, and they...
CHARLOTTE BRONTE One of the things that is wrong with religion is that it teaches us to be satisfied with answers whi...
RICHARD DAWKINS If you dream of becoming perfect, you never will.
Be satisfied with being imperfect and that wi...
ANTHONY T. HINCKS Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
THOMAS A. EDISON Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON I think we all have to be satisfied that the law is being applied with impartiality.
BALTASAR GARZON I am easily satisfied with the very best.
WINSTON CHURCHILL I am easily satisfied with the very best.
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL I am satisfied with the discussions of tonight.
JAN PETER BALKENENDE I'm satisfied with the store as it stands.
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