Quotes about Contentment
The biggest human temptation is... to settle for too little.
— Thomas Merton
The inward journey is about finding your own fullness, something that no one else can take away.
— Deepak Chopra
Every evil, harm and suffering in this life comes from the love of riches.
— Catherine of Siena
Just as it is agreed that we all wish to be happy, so it is that we all wish to be wise, since no one without wisdom is happy.
— St. Augustine
The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to our capacities, we will then be a happy and a virtuous people.
— Mark Twain
Never will I pursue happiness, because it is not a goal, just a by-product, and there is no happiness in having or in getting, only in giving.
— Og Mandino
If you own a rug you own too much.
— Jack Kerouac
Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience.
— Charles Swindoll
Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.
— Charles Swindoll
Jealousy is the manifestation of insecurity and dissatisfaction with one's calling and self-worth.
— Bishop TD Jakes
The low-grade plagiarism of popularity will never lead you to true contentment.
— Bishop TD Jakes
sometimes wondered if it would be better to let go of the pain of wanting and settle for the calm mediocrity of the status quo.
— Bishop TD Jakes