Quotes About Contentment

Let the spiritual grow up through the common. — Live content with small means; seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion. Be worthy, not respectable, wealthy, not rich; study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In a word, let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common.

Be happy, but never satisfied.

Only a fool would dream of riches when what is rarest are moments

You won't want what you cannot have

You ain't a beauty, but hey, you're alright.

Jesus designed the Lord's prayer to reveal His desire to give us more fully, graciously, and suitably the very things we most want but seek elsewhere. He does not want to deny us our desires but helps remove the false objects of our affections so that we will have the greater blessings he longs to lavish on us.

would that turtle rather have its bones treasured in death, or be alive dragging its tail in the mud? … Go! I'll keep my tail in the mud, too" (247). So Zhuangzi recommends that we do not seek prominence.

The greatest joys are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in what we hope for.

If you cannot immediately change your undesirable situation, you can choose the practice of appreciation.

Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.

A person who wants nothing fears nothing.

Let it all go and enjoy the profound gifts found in your quiet places.

The simple things in life are the greatest gifts.

The folly of endless consumerism sends us on a wild goose-chase for happiness through materialism.

There is no happiness outside of ourselves.

The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back.

Let your greatest possession be the ability to let go of any possession, joyfully.

Peace IS Prosperity.

Wanting anything too desperately is a form of aggression and violence, which will always be met with resistance.

It is better just to get on with the business of living and minding your own business and maybe, if God likes the way you do things, he may just let you flower for a day or a night. But don't go pestering and begging and telling him all your stupid little sins, that way you will spoil his day.

The world is full of pleasant things, but the pleasantest of all is a warm hearth and a comfortable home.

Happiness lies only in a divine unrest; and if you are lapped in comfort you stagnate and miss it.

There will be no real content among American women unless they are made and kept more ignorant or unless they are given equal opportunity with men to use what they have been taught. And American men will not be really happy until their women are.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly