Quotes on Contentment


What does being content mean - here find the thoughts of others in these quotes on contentment. Interesting words and thoughts from those who have considered contentment. One of our favorite cute messages on what contentment means was said by Marguerite Gardiner, "Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little."


"Our own words have an effect on our moods, so it is best to say something that will help you feel good rather than something that will make you mad or sad."
Joyce Meyer, eat the cookie. . .buy the shoes

Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire. Thomas Fuller

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. Buddha

In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor. William Ames

A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment. Frances Burney

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. Frederick Keonig

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. Lao Tzu

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. Abraham Lincoln

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. Benjamin Franklin

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is a very simple and effective one: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. Elbert Hubbard

There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment. Sivananda

True contentment comes with empathy. Tim Finn

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you. Lao Tzu

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty Socrates

Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen. Horace Mann

Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have. Doris Mortman

Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels. Bertolt Brecht

We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory. Author Unknown

Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment. Mark Twain

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 John Balguy

Contentment does not mean that we never want to see change or improvement, but it does mean that we will do the best we can with what we have. It also means that we will maintain attitude that allows us to enjoy the gift of life. Joyce Meyer, eat the cookie. . .buy the shoes

Happy is that person who has learned the secret of being content with whatever life brings him, and has learned to rejoice in the simple and beautiful things around him. Billy Graham, the Secret of Happiness

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