Contentment Quotes

"To forget oneself is to be happy" "A good conscience is a continual Christmas" "I'm living the good life but the good life ain't easy" "If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having " "The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires." "It is not the man with too little that is poor, but the one who hankers after more." "This is no time for playing games. Nothing is as encouraging as when virtues are visibly embodied in the people around us. How soon will time cover all things, and how many it has covered already. What is long-lasting is not necessarily eternal. Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval. To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. The universe is transformation: life is opinion. Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too. Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left, and live it properly. Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Remind yourself that what is past is nothing. Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be. Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you." "I have committed the worst sin a man can commit: I have not been happy" "Sometimes the best things in life are a little less than perfect and it still makes them wonderful" "Hold everything earthly with a loose hand." "People settle for a level of despair they can tolerate and call it happiness." "I think finding that balance is what pleases you" "There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons" "Success is measured by happiness, not wealth" "Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values" "When peace like a river, attendeth my way. When sorrows like sea billows roll. Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say. It is well, it is well, with my soul." "What do we do now, now that we are happy? " "People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves." "The richest people in the world are those that can live without money" "Western culture has things a bit backward. We think that if we had every comfort available to us, we'd be happy"