The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it. – Voltaire

The greatest wealth is to live content with little. – Plato

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory. – Orison Swett Marden