Contentment Quotes

"Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness." "The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better." "We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary" "There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child. I always help in any way I can, even if it’s just signing an autograph. The simple things in life give me the most pleasure" "I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep my expectations" "Sooner or later in life, everyone discovers that perfect happiness is unrealizable, but there are few who pause to consider the antithesis: that perfect unhappiness is equally unattainable" "I always count my blessings more than I count my money." "I'd far rather be happy than right any day. And are you? No. That's where it all falls down of course." "The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way" "I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive" "There are times when it is best to be content with what one has, so as not to lose everything." "The opposite of scarcity is not abundance; it’s enough" "The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me" "Happiness is not the surplus of pleasant over unpleasant moments" "The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return" "Happiness does not befall perfectionists." "Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking." "Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours." "Money won't buy you happiness, but it'll pay for the search" "Moderation multiplies pleasures and increases pleasure."