Quotes about Contentment
Care, mad to see a man sae happy, E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
— John Bunyan
Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.
— John Milton
I don't sit around thinking that I'd like to have another husband; only another man would make me think that way.
— Lauren Bacall
Happy is the man who renounces everything which may bring a stain or burden upon his conscience
— Thomas a Kempis
A man is hindered and distracted in proportion as he draws outward things to himself.
— Thomas a Kempis
To the covetous man life is a nightmare, and God lets him wrestle with it as best he may.
— Henry Ward Beecher
I am a man who, from his youth upwards, has been filled with a profound conviction that the easiest way of life is the best.
— Herman Melville
Temptations will no more prevail over a contented man, than a dart that is thrown against a brazen wall.
— Jeremiah Burroughs
No man is safe above but he that will gladly be beneath.
— Thomas a Kempis
If you've got a billion dollars and you're ungrateful, you're a poor man. If you have very little but you're grateful for what you have, you're truly rich.
— Tony Robbins
Men seek fame and high places only to learn that they were happier in obscurity
— Vance Havner
A thrifty housewife is better than a great income. A good wife and health are a man's best wealth.
— Charles Spurgeon