Quotes about Contentment
Every man, whatsoever his condition, desires to be happy. There is no man who does not desire this, and each one desires it with such earnestness that he prefers it to all other things; whoever, in fact, desires other things, desires them for this end alone.
— John Piper
God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him
— John Piper
If you don't feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because you have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because you have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Your soul is stuffed with small things, and there is no room for the great.
— John Piper
The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie. It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It is not the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we drink in every night.
— John Piper
He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
— John Piper
Happiness begins where selfishness ends.
— John Wooden
Riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away.
— Ellen White
By resting content with small blessings, we disqualify ourselves for receiving the Spirit in unlimited fullness.
— Ellen White
Time—that true happiness is found, not in the indulgence of pride and luxury, but in communion with God through his created works.
— Ellen White
Most women want their youth back again; but I wouldn't have mine back at any price. The worst years of my life are behind me, and my best ones ahead.
— Ellen Glasgow
it is good for a man to do right, and to leave happiness to take care of itself...
— Ellen Glasgow
Most of us spend so much time thinking about where we have been or where we are supposed to be going that we have a hard time recognizing where we actually are. When someone asks us where we want to be in our lives, the last thing that occurs to us is to look down at our feet and say, "Here, I guess, since this is where I am.
— Barbara Brown Taylor