Quotes about Contentment

No matter if we come home with the Olympic gold or make a million dollars or pioneer the exploration of space or move the world with some artistic performance or discover the cure to cancer—if we do not love, it is not satisfactory. No matter if we are responsible and work hard and do our jobs well and stay out of trouble and are respected, if we do not love, then somehow we have failed. If we live but do not love, we miss it.

And then he prayed, "God, I'm asking for two things before I die; don't refuse me—Banish lies from my lips and liars from my presence. Give me enough food to live on, neither too much nor too little. If I'm too full, I might get independent, saying, 'God? Who needs him?' If I'm poor, I might steal and dishonor the name of my God.

You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought.

What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for?

When you grab all you can get, that's what happens: the more you get, the less you are.

Relinquishment is prerequisite to fulfillment.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

Account no man happy till he dies.

Everyone wants to relive their life once again, but if I had the chance, I would do it in the exact same fashion.

We are a people who have learned repeatedly throughout our history that economic distress can help us to appreciate that there are other ways to be rich that are not financial or even material.

I wanted to see if I could be happy without a lot of stuff. And what I found out was, yeah, I really could.

As a kid, I would never have imagined I would live in England for four years. I am very happy and contented that my daughter is growing up in a country as developed as this one.