“Christmas is the glorious time of great Too-Much.”

Affectionate celebration of festive excess and abundance · Essay or reflections on Christmas, The Seer

• Abundance
• Christmas
• Joy

“A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.”

Contentment measured against need rather than against others · The Spectator, No. 574, 30 July 1714

• Abundance
• Contentment
• Moderation

“The cistern contains; the fountain overflows.”

Hoarded capacity is set against living surplus · Proverbs of Hell, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

• Abundance
• Energy
• Generosity

“He is beloved and humble, like a branch loaded with fruit: the fruit weighs it down. A branch with no fruit lifts its head high.”

Original: او محبوب و متواضع است چون شاخی که بار میوه دارد؛ میوه او را فرو می‌کشد. شاخ بی‌میوه سر برمی‌آورد. — Humility is treated as the natural posture of abundance, not of lack. · Fihi Ma Fihi, Discourse 25 (Persian)

• Abundance
• Character
• Humility