Quotes about Contentment
I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?
— Epictetus
There are days when I am envious of my hens: when I hunger for a purpose as perfect and sure as a single daily egg.
— Barbara Kingsolver
When we touch the foundation of the reality of the good news of God, we will never bother Him anymore with little personal complaints.
— Oswald Chambers
When you have got a thing where you want, it is a good thing to leave it where it is.
— Winston Churchill
Great grace and small gifts are better than great gifts and no grace.
— John Bunyan
Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, 'Boy, those were great old days.' Well, you know, we're living in the good old days.
— Joel Osteen
There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.
— Samuel Johnson
Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.
— Charles Dickens
Happiness is a quality of the soul...not a function of one's material circumstances.
— Aristotle
Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.
— Mother Teresa
The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.
— Jonathan Edwards
Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person's own mind, than on the externals in the world.
— George Washington