Quotes About Contentment

My shoulders were light again, as though I'd been cured of the ague, and my tears stopped.

sitting happiness in...

I wanted no grand mission, no 'causes,' just a life - a quiet, perhaps a frivolous life - of my own.

Loneliness—since I was trying to escape it—was hell; and yet for the hermit who seeks it, it is apparently happiness.

Al no encontrar alimento en el mundo exterior, el hombre lo debe buscar en su interior; si no se consigue lo que se desea, se transforma en un ser que deja de desear, en lugar de persistir en el deseo.

I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. You don't grasp the fact that what is most alive of all is inside your own house; and you walk from one holy city to the next with a confused look! Kabir will tell you the truth: go wherever you like, to Calcutta or Tibet; if you can't find where your soul is hidden, for you the world will never be real!

I don't think there is such a thing as an intelligent mega-rich person. For who with a fine mind can look out upon this world and hoard what can nourish a thousand souls.

Olmamas?na raz?y?m. Oluyormu? gibi olmas?n yeter.

One should always avoid unnecessary unhappiness. Especially if one is an immortal. They taught us that in school.

Once you gave up the nervous craving to promote yourself, denigrate others, draw attention to your unique and special qualities, and ensure that you were first in the pecking order, you experienced an immense peace.

Iš vis? civilizacijos išradim? ?iabuviai daugiausia vertina degtukus, dvirat? ir šautuv?, jei jais žavisi, ta?iau ir j? nedvejodami atsisakys, jei tik užeis kalba apie karv?.

Der kom en vederkvægende ro, en dyb fred og fryd over mig, det var som når en feber ophører. Her, tænkte jeg, kan jeg blive.

then tossed the coat into the water. "Hurst! That's a perfectly good coat!" "Yes, and I have a perfectly good life. One of those two things is not replaceable.

As Dougal ushered them into the dining room, he wondered if Sophia's father and her grandfather would both wish to stay at MacFarlane House with them. But as he looked into Sophia's smiling eyes, he realized it didn't matter. So long as she was by his side, life would be a grand adventure. And no man could ask for more.

Nonsense," Ophelia said stoutly. "They're happy sheep. You can tell." "How?" Sophia demanded. Ophelia regarded the ewes for a moment, then suddenly broke into a huge grin. "Maybe you can tell they 're happy sheep because they don't feel baaaaad.

Beth sighed. "I want a relationship, but then again…I don't." To her surprise, Grandfather cackled. "That's quite normal, my girl. Quite normal indeed. There are no guarantees in this life. You have to take what you can get and enjoy it while you have it.

I wasn't happy, exactly, but I was remembering how happiness felt.

I'd learned long ago not to hanker after what I didn't have but to appreciate what I did have

The territorialism and desire to possess things comes directly from the ego, which strives to own and control things. Your spirit already knows you own nothing. It is a matter of realizing that your happiness does not depend on your ownership of things. They help you in your journey but they are not the journey itself.

But here's the thing--no matter how many possessions you have, you never feel secure. As soon as you get one thing, there is always something else you need.

Here's the thing. No matter how many possessions you have, you never feel secure. As soon as you get one thing, there's always something else you need. And also, you have the added problem of worrying about losing the stuff you already have. Some of the most insecure people I know are multimillionaires. True security can only come from knowing who you are and what you are here to do.

All my happiness seems caught up in one of your smiles. - Jered Mandeville, 'Upon a Wicked Time

the best way to stop worrying about your inevitable demise is to dwell on it morbidly until you're so bored that you forget it.

I want you to know that this is what happens when you meet the person you are supposed to spend the rest of your life with: that restless feeling dissolves like butter.