Quotes related to 1 Timothy 6:6
Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of any one of his creatures in this world; but that he has very much put in our power the nearness of our approaches to it, is what I as stedfastly believe.
- Thomas Jefferson
We never regret having eaten too little.
- Thomas Jefferson
When ambition ends, happiness begins.
- Thomas Merton
You were not contented while you had her, and to weep for her now is childish.
- Thomas Paine
all. First, it concerns rich men. You would not think that it would be necessary to tell rich men to be content, whom God has blessed with great possessions, but, instead, persuade them to be humble and thankful. But
- Thomas Watson
Contentment doth not appear only now and then, as some stars which are seen but seldom; it is a settled temper of heart.
- Thomas Watson
A humble saint is content with that condition which God sees is best for him. A proud man complains that he has no more; a humble man wonders that he has so much: "I am not worthy of the least of all your mercies!" (Gen. 32:10).
- Thomas Watson
The main proposition I insist on is this: that a gracious spirit is a contented spirit. The doctrine of contentment is very important; for until we have learned this, we have not learned to be Christians.
- Thomas Watson
My main job is to live with deep contentment, joy, and confidence in my everyday experience of life with God. Everything else is job number two.
- John Ortberg
Obsessions turn people off.
- Grover Norquist
The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they make the best of everything.ยป
- Oprah Winfrey
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
- Oscar Wilde