Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. Whatever exists has already been named,

Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind. ... What the eyes see is better than what the soul ...

Ecclesiastes 6:9 Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind. Whatever has come to be...

So what advantage has a sage over a fool, or over some poor wretch who barely gets by? Just grab whatever you can while you can; don't assume something better ...

10Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to dispute with one stronger than he.

Trying to find happiness through satisfying appetites is futile. It is better, more effective, and more fulfilling, to maintain an external focus rather ...