Quotes About Contentment

Some people think what you're supposed to do in life is fill yourself up with loads of things like names, the more the better. But that's not how it works.

Living among towers can tempt you into complacency.

But as soon as she came here . . . she knew that she had lost what she wanted, that the life she had as a girl was the one she desired always, that she had no need of a prince, but only her dreams of a prince.

If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want.

A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do. —Bob Dylan musician

Seek joy in what you give, not in what you get

My only concern is your happiness, and I think Greyden makes you happy." "He does." She frowned. "And oddly miserable at times." She was pulled into a warm, sweetly scented embrace. "That's love, dearest. Welcome to it.

If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can't buy.

If you don't know what you want, you end up with a lot you don't. - Chuck Palahniuk

The biggest temptation is to settle for too little. - Thomas Merton

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. - Maureen Dowd

Don't mistake not worrying for not caring. Peace isn't something I can explain, but I'm grateful to have it. This feels much better.

Be petulant, selfish, and happy? Or be generous . . . and miserable.

You will take a long trip and you will be very happy, though alone.

The world's not perfect,but somethings in it are,and when we find them, we need not to let them go

Meaning and purpose come not from accomplishing great things in the world, but simply from loving those who are right in front of you, doing all you can with what you have, in the time you have, in the place where you are.

Now I see that the journey was never meant to lead to some new and improved version of me; that it has always been about coming home to who I already am.

It went against human nature to truly savor every moment and continually remain aware of all they had to be grateful for.

I'm happy, I'm in a good place, I'm looking forward to my future.

When we are set free from the bondage of pleasing others, when we are free from currying others'approval-then no one will be able to make us miserable or dissatisfied. And then, if we know we have pleased God, contentment will be our consolation.

This has been such a glorious afternoon -- my heart would not weep if I did not live to see another.

That's all there is to life, you know. Fun things, we just need to remember to enjoy them or we waste it all.

Why chose strife and anger if it will only take us further from our purpose? Happiness can be attained anywhere, not just in a place of beauty or freedom.

What is the point of worrying oneself too much about what one could or could not have done to control the course one's life took? Surely it is enough that the likes of you and I at least try to make our small contribution count for something true and worthy. And if some of us are prepared to sacrifice much in life in order to pursue such aspirations, surely that in itself, whatever the outcome, cause for pride and contentment.