Quotes about Contentment
Doth then, O Lord God of truth, whoso knoweth these things, therefore please Thee? Surely unhappy is he who knoweth all these, and knoweth not Thee: but happy whoso knoweth Thee, though he know not these. And whoso knoweth both Thee and them is not the happier for them, but for Thee only, if, knowing Thee, he glorifies Thee as God, and is thankful, and becomes not vain in his imaginations.
— St. Augustine
Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
— St. Augustine
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
Be not anxious about what you have, but about what you are.
— Pope Gregory The Great
What is it we buy with this money we desire? Is it something valuable? Is it something lasting? Oh, why do we desire it? Miserable is the rest achieved that costs so dearly.
— Teresa of Avila
Clearly we must not be attached to anything, no matter how innocent, because it will slip from our grasp when least expected; nothing but the eternal can content us.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
My only consolation lies in not having any here below.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness
— St. Therese of Lisieux
The happy man in this life needs friends.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
God, make my body healthy and agile, my mind sharp and clear, my heart joyful and contented, my soul faithful and loving.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
happy. I've never seen such a look of peace and love on a woman's face." Augusta's
— Stephanie Grace Whitson
I bet you to believe me when I say again that we do not need a great house, Sarah. We only need a great love.
— Stephanie Grace Whitson