Quotes about Satisfaction

I tell you I have nearly attained my heaven; and that of others is altogether undervalued and uncoveted by me.'' Heathcliff

It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance

Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of men's desires, but by the removal of desire.

It is much better to die of hunger unhindered by grief and fear than to live affluently beset with worry, dread, suspicion and unchecked desire.

Our possessions should be suited to our bodies and lives, just as our shoes are suited to our feet. Could you run better if your shoes were larger than your feet, or gold-plated and diamond studded? Of course not. Once you let your appetite exceed what is necessary and useful, desire knows no bounds.

The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking away from the present moment, and losing itself in schemes of future felicity... The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

However happy people say they are, nobody is satisfied: we always have to be with the prettiest woman, buy a bigger house, change cars, desire what we do not have.

When a person becomes satisfied, he doesn't run after things, doesn't worry about it, and doesn't make efforts.

I have a full and satisfying life. My work and my family are very important to me.

Parents have no greater responsibility in this world than the bringing up of their children in the right way, and they will have no greater satisfaction as the years pass than to see those children grow in integrity and honesty and make something of their lives.

What kinds of activities bring me joy and delight? What truly replenishes me?

delighting in what we have been given.