Quotes about Contentment
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.
— Thomas Jefferson
Do you see what little is required of a man to live a well-tempered and god-fearing life? Obey these precepts, and the gods will ask nothing more.
— Marcus Aurelius
Either you're going to be depressed when your wish is not realized or foolishly pleased with yourself if it is, overjoyed for the wrong reasons.
— Marcus Aurelius
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
— Cicero
The minimalist life. Pleasure is an egg. Blessings that can be counted, on the fingers of one hand.
— Margaret Atwood
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
— Marianne Williamson
My manner of living is plain and I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready.
— George Washington
We old folks have to find our cushions and pillows in our tankards. Strong beer is the milk of the old.
— Martin Luther
He is rich enough who does not want bread.
— St. Jerome
I like neither new clothes nor new kinds of food.
— Albert Einstein
Oh thrice and four times happy... those who plant cabbages.
— Francois Rabelais
Let those who think I have said too little and those who think I have said too much, forgive me; and let those who think I have said just enough thank God with me.
— St. Augustine