Quotes About Contentment

Now he could run an office—wherever, whenever—like any grooved old hacker. He kept his satisfactions to himself. And over the years he had also learned to see the point of money: what it could—and couldn't—do. There was another thing. It was a job below his qualifications. Not that he didn't take it seriously; he did. But since, professionally, he had now lowered his expectations, he found that he was rarely disappointed.

Šeimynin?s laim?s paslapt? sudaro ne jos pilnumas ar bent jau ne gyvenimas kartu su visais jos nariais

the happiest people on earth were said to be the Danes. Not because of their supposed hedonism, but because of the modesty of their expressed hopes. Instead of aiming for the stars and the moon, their ambition was only to reach the next streetlamp and, being pleased when they did so, were the happier for it. He

Cu toata c? majoritatea oamenilor s-au simÈ›it cît se poate de nefericiÈ›i in perioada cît au fost îndr?gostiÈ›i, aceasta este starea dup? care fiinÈ›a uman? tînjeÈ™te mai presus de toate.

at my age, one must ration one's excitement

No, while most people have been at their unhappiest when in love, it is nevertheless the state the human being yearns for above all.

she realized she felt happy, as if the sensation were so lost to her that it took a while for her to identify it.

That is a good deal happier than a large proportion of my address book.

Nobody ever told you to expect any more than you were given. There are many men who would think it a fine thing to be a cleric living in a large rectory, without having to do a stroke of work from January to December.

I've come to realize that home is a feeling as much as it is a place; it is as much about loving what I do as being where I am.

home is a feeling as much as it is a place; it is as much about loving what I do as being where I am.

No proper life could be made from the pursuit of blinding pleasure followed by limp exhaustion.

Cynthia wondered how anyone could withstand this sort of happiness. But no doubt no one had ever before been as happy as she was at this moment, so there couldn't possibly be any precedent. She would have to show them all how to do it by surviving it and marrying Miles Redmond and living to a ripe old age.

Lovely as a spring day but not the sort to make one envious, any more than one would envy the sun its ability to shine.

And for a moment he simply held her and she held onto him. It might have been the most perfect moment of his life so far.

He merely accepted that this was unique and so special he would never be able to settle for anything less again.

One must not get too attached to the things of this world. AS

Maybe the things she loved most weren't meant to be permanent. Maybe the fact that they existed was enough.

J'ai fait mon choix. J'ai pas de regrets.

What sort of man would you choose for yourself, Liadan?, he asked me. One who is trustworthy, and true to himself, I answered straightaway. One who speaks his mind without fear. One who can be a friend as well as a husband. I would be contented with that.

About happy endings. Folk like a story to finish well. Doesn't matter if that's true to life or not. Helps to hear about folk being content. About good folk getting what they deserve. While you're listening you can believe, for a bit, that you're good too. Worth a happy ending.

Even when I was young and content and thought life would bring good things for me and mine, I didn't believe in miracles.

You are being very demanding indeed. Where, I wonder, will we find the woman to satisfy you You really should have stayed single--all woman-worshippers should be single. They never find the woman who answers all the requirements.

she basked gratefully in the warmth of her husband's love