The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.
AbundanceGreedRestraintSatisfactionSelf controlSelf discipline
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True self-control involves restraint even when abundance is available.
- In plain terms
- It is harder to stop yourself from taking more than to take what you need.
- What can you take from it?
- Practice restraint when you have the power to take more.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you last take less than you could?
- What stops you from being content?
Another view
Sometimes taking more is necessary for growth or security.
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