"Wealth is not in having great possessions, but in having few needs."
Source not yet traced to a specific passage, so treat the exact wording as unverified. See disputed and misattributed quotes.
Epictetus is one of the Stoic philosophers.
More quotes from Epictetus
- "Do not wait for the perfect change; start now."
- "Pleasure is not the end of life, but an accompaniment to just actions."
- "It is not poverty that we consider bad, but our opinion about it."
- "Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to respond."
- "If someone has hurt you, do not repay with pain, but with teaching."