Contentment Quotes
Contentment Quote of the day
It is not enough to be happy, one must be content.
Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude.
True happiness comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved by cultivating altruism, love and compassion, and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed.
Happiness is open to all, since, when you boil it down, it merely consists of contentment with what you have got and doing what you can for other people.
My crown is in my heart, not on my head; not decked with diamonds and Indian stones, nor to be seen: my crown is called content, a crown it is that seldom kings enjoy.
There's a difference between knowing God and knowing about God. When you truly know God, you have energy to serve Him, boldness to share Him, and contentment in Him.
True contentment is not having everything, but in being satisfied with everything you have.
For pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, or contentment, or even common sense.
A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment.
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, look to tomorrow, rest this afternoon.
My definition of poor are those who need too much. Because those who need too much are never satisfied.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.
Only meditation, only silence, only transcending beyond your mind is going to give you contentment and fulfillment.
When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subside and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within.
The heart is always the place to go. Go home into your heart, where there is warmth, appreciation, gratitude and contentment
Lo and behold! God made this starry wold, The maggot and the mold; lo and behold! He taught the grass contentment blade by blade, The sanctity of sameness in a shade.
All that we are looking for in life - all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind - is right here in the present moment.
There is no paycheck that can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from being the person you are meant to be.
Contentment is just the realization that God has already provided for me today all that I need for my present peace and happiness.
Contentment is the equilibrium between the enjoyment of life now and the anticipation of what is to come.
A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist.
In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor.
The way to healthy living is to shift from quantitative economic growth to quality of life, food, water and air - to shift from craving to contentment and from greed to gratitude
There is nothing like wine for conjuring up feelings of contentment and goodwill. It is less of a drink than an experience, an evocation, a spirit. It produces sensations that defy description.
Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and a happy purchase.
Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God's wise and fatherly disposal in every condition.
Being content with what you have already is an art form that leads to a peace that can’t be replaced by anything else.
You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.
Watching too much TV can triple our hunger for more possessions, while reducing our personal contentment by about 5 percent for every hour a day we watch.
Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace.
Men who are driven are happy in their work and their vision but are not happy-go-lucky. Evelyn has a happiness and contentment most of the time -- she's my balance.
