Quotes about Contentment

We must exercise ourselves in thte things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you have was once among the things you only hoped for.

If you wish to make Pythocles wealthy, don't give him more money; rather, reduce his desires.

If you want to make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

One who understands the limits of the good life knows that what eliminates the pains brought on by need and what makes the whole of life perfect is easily obtained, so that there is no need for enterprises that entail the struggle for success.19

The impassive soul disturbs neither itself nor others.

There is nothing dreadful in life for the man who has truly comprehended that there is nothing terrible in not living.

Anyway, what do happiness and unhappiness mean? They depend so little on circumstances and so much more on what goes on inside us.

She even raised young geese in her large country kitchen and had three guest rooms, named Hope, Contentment, and Joy.

If our people could only see all this, they would stop grumbling about their own misfortunes and offer thanks to God for blessing them with such abundance."

Happiness is being grateful for what you have and having an attitude of gratitude instead of an attitude of envy.

We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing.