Quotes About Contentment

Once a man has found himself, there is nothing in this world that he can lose.

Daha iyi bir insan olduÄŸumu iddia edecek cesaretim yok elbette, ama daha mutlu bir insan olduÄŸumu biliyorum, çünkü o buz gibi donuk hayat?m için yeni bir anlam buldum, yaÅŸam?n kendisinden baÅŸka bir sözcükle aç?klayamayaca??m bir anlam.

Biz zavall?lar kaderimize raz? olmal?yd?k

With secret envy Christine thought: If only I could go back to taking pleasure in such little things, instead of yearning for the impossible.

I revelled in my own blissful lightness of heart and the happiness of others, for when one is happy oneself, one can only picture the rest of the world as happy.

Die zweite war, daß sie fast immer in ihrem Leben die einfachsten sind.

Only the man who could look into the future without worry could thoroughly enjoy the present.

Nur wer sorglos in die Zukunft blicken konnte, genoß mit gutem Gefühl die Gegenwart.

Envelhecer é apenas não ter mais medo do passado

Wer einmal sich selbst gefunden, kann nichts auf dieser Welt mehr verlieren.

Whatever life gives to you, you can respond with joy. Joy is the happiness that does not depend on what happens. It is the grateful response to the opportunity that life offers you at this moment

on the whole I thought I liked having everything very tidy and calm all around me, and not being bothered to do things, and laughing at the kind of joke other people didn't think at all funny, and going for country walks, and not being asked to express opinions about things (like love, and isn't so-and-so peculiar?)

What a pleasant life could be had in this world by a handsome, sensible old lady of good fortune, blessed with a sound constitution and a firm will

Unless everything is tidy and pleasant and comfortable all about one, people cannot even begin to enjoy life. I cannot endure messes.

not that I ought to grumble. I have money of my own, a luxurious home in excruciating taste, and all the clothes I want. All that is lacking is liberty, an aim to work for, and the conviction that my life is worth living. I am a most fortunate young woman.

To describe happiness is to diminish it.

It's enough.

Ultimately, your every desire—the desire for material things, relationships, career success, sexual gratification—is really the desire for the peace you experience for brief moments when you attain the object of your desire.

My wife Staci made me go to a wedding last weekend...If it weren't for her, I'd be happy.

The little fever of envy, once caught, is the ruin of all happiness.

Someone who is comfortable in their own company and can be alone without feeling unduly anxious, defensive or half-alive is experiencing solitude

of peace and love on a woman's face." Augusta's

happy. I've never seen such a look of peace and love on a woman's face." Augusta's

I bet you to believe me when I say again that we do not need a great house, Sarah. We only need a great love.