Nature's wealth is small and easy. Empty wants never end.

The source

"Nature's wealth is small and easy. Empty wants never end." Epicurus said it in Principal Doctrines 15 (Diogenes Laertius 10.144). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Ὁ τῆς φύσεως πλοῦτος καὶ ὥρισται καὶ εὐπόριστός ἐστιν· ὁ δὲ τῶν κενῶν δοξῶν εἰς ἄπειρον ἐκπίπτει."

Original Greek, Principal Doctrines 15 (Diogenes Laertius 10.144). Greek: Hicks 1925 Loeb text via Perseus.

Who said it

Epicurus (341–270 BC). Taught that a simple life among friends is the good life.

Questions

Who said "Nature's wealth is small and easy. Empty wants never end."?

Epicurus (341–270 BC). Source: Principal Doctrines 15 (Diogenes Laertius 10.144).

What is the original Greek?

Ὁ τῆς φύσεως πλοῦτος καὶ ὥρισται καὶ εὐπόριστός ἐστιν· ὁ δὲ τῶν κενῶν δοξῶν εἰς ἄπειρον ἐκπίπτει. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.