Quotes about Contentment
Ain't one limb enough?
— Herman Melville
Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one's voice.
— Joseph Wirthlin
Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.
— Pablo Picasso
Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.
— Norman Vincent Peale
Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already.
— Marcus Aurelius
Who is there that ever receives a gift and tries to make bargains about it? Let us, then, return thanks for what He has bestowed on us. Who can tell whether, if we had had a larger share of ability or stronger health, we should not have possessed them to our destruction.
— Alphonsus Liguori
If I could learn to treat triumph and disaster the same, then I would find bliss.
— Kathie Lee Gifford
Giving is true having.
— Charles Spurgeon
There's no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.
— Joyce Meyer
It's a form of bullying, in my opinion, to make sure that your kid gets the best grades, the best jobs and all that sort of stuff. I just want my child to be happy. I want him to do his best and trust God in the rest, but I'm not going to bully him.
— Nick Vujicic
There are worse situations than drowning in cash and sitting, sitting, sitting. I remember when I wasn't awash in cash — and I don't want to go back.
— Charlie Munger
Nothing is ever enough when what you are looking for isn't what you really want.
— Arianna Huffington