Indeed, I have observed one ingredient, somewhat necessary in a man’s composition towards happiness, which people of feeling would do well to acquire; a certain respect for the follies of mankind: for there are so...

One honest John Tompkins, a hedger & ditcher, Although he was poor, did not want to be richer;For all such vain wishes in him were preventedBy a fortunate habit of being contented.

Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude.

You’re all so obsessed with other worlds, you’re so convinced that this one is crap and everywhere else is great, but you’ve never bothered to figure out what’s going on here!

…those who deny or oppose these so pleasant delights (of virtue), do so only from jealousy, you may be sure, from the barbarous pleasure of making others as guilty and unhappy as they are. They...

There was a man with tongue of woodWho essayed to sing,And in truth it was lamentable.But there was one who heardThe clip-clapper of this tongue of woodAnd knew what the manWished to sing,And with that...

If God gave you contentment then you would never pursue your life purpose. It is your restlessness that pushes you to take action, change your life and seek more of what you could possibly be.

God may not give that instant dollar bill your seeking, but it’s in the little change He brings, that will add to a dollar.

Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life – it has given me me . It has provided time and experience and failures and triumphs and time-tested friends who have helped...

Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] – even in the midst of trial.

For the first time, she did want more. She did not know what she wanted, knew that it was dangerous and that she should rest content with what she had, but she knew an emptiness...

Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well lived.

Whenever you look in front and see a lot of people ahead of you, take time to look at the long queue behind you. Let us live a life of contentment.

I feel like how you matter is defined by the things that matter to you. You matter as much as the things that matter to you do. And I got so backwards, trying to make...

Practice appreciation for who you are and what you have… and allow your life to unfold in the most amazing way.

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough

Thoughts will lead you in circles. Silence will bring you back to your centre.

…you play the instrument you have.

We call bad one who rejects the fruit he is given for the fruit he is expecting or the fruit he was given last time.

All that glitters is not gold. The rich and famous aren’t necessarily happier than you. Love your life, be happy.

At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you.

Letting go is the willingness to change your beliefs in order to bring more peace and joy into your life instead of holding onto beliefs that bring pain and suffering…

Rosa had achieved the sort of serene and confident happiness that Tamsin had never really known. She was connected to Roberto in a way that made Tamsin long for something similar. A man with whom...

Ma SolitudePour avoir si souvent dormiAvec ma solitudeJe m’en suis fait presqu’une amieUne douce habitudeEll’ ne me quitte pas d’un pasFidèle comme une ombreElle m’a suivi çà et làAux quatre coins du mondeNon, je ne...

More often than not, it’s the poor who find themselves content with what they have because they come to the realization of the difference between having something they need and something they want.

The tourists always seem to want something. On Thisby, it’s less about wanting, and more about being.” I wonder after I say it if he’ll think I sound like have no drive or ambition.

You do not have to have the best of everything to make the best of everything.

I want to cultivate a deep sense of gratitude, of groundedness, of enough, even while I’m longing for something more. The longing and the gratitude, both. I’m practicing believing that God knows more than I...

It is not enough to be happy, one must be content.

A cat knows how to be comfortable, how to get the people around it to serve it. In a tranquil domestic situation, the cat is a veritable manipulative genius. It seeks the soft, it seeks...

Having contentment and gratitude in the present moment is the surest way to achieve success.

Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.

I think it’s contentment. Where you have everything you ever wanted, all together in one place. It’s quieter than excitement, but, […] maybe it’s better.

Lord, make me nowAs happy as the field.With flowers enriched…

The most difficult thing to adjust to, apparently, is peace and contentment.

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach.

Man was born for society. However little He may be attached to the World, He never can wholly forget it, or bear to be wholly forgotten by it. Disgusted at the guilt or absurdity of...

One of the fastest ways to dispel greed is for a person to realize how blessed he already is.

…ambition or contentment? This simple question led me back to a more balanced view of life and put me in touch with the Me I used to know…

Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace.

Having lived with kings, I have become a king in my own home.

It’s not what you have on the outside that glitters in light, it’s what you have on the inside that shines in the dark.

There are enough resources in the world for everyone.

There is no health in those who are displeased by an element in Your creation, just as there was none in me when I was displeased by many things You had made. Because my soul...

Imagination doesn’t always make you long for what you cannot have, but rather thrive in what you do not have.

…I should always find, the calamities of life were shared among the upper and lower part of mankind; but that middle station had the fewest disasters, and was not exposed to so many vicissitudes as...

Depend upon it you see but half. You see the evil, but you do not see the consolation. There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much;...

Be content with what you have. You have enough to live a happy life.

Happiness is in contentment, gratitude, and love. It is a lifestyle, not a location.

Instead of living our lives fighting discontentment, striving to gain contentment from things that were never meant to bring contentment… What if we gave it all up for a grand adventure, for a worthy cause,...