Quotes About Contentment

Philosophy ... should not pretend to increase our present stock, but make us economists of what we are possessed of.

The use we make of our fortune determines as to its sufficiency. A little is enough if used wisely, and too much is not enough if expended foolishly.

It is possible to own too much. A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure.

Happiness is a way station between too much and too little.

To be able to dispense with good things is tantamount to possessing them.

We don't need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it.

Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth is unhappy, though he is master of the world.

Of all the people in the world, those who want the most are those who have the most.

Who covets more is evermore a slave.

Moderate desires constitute a character fitted to acquire all the good which the world can yield. He who has this character is prepared, in whatever situation he is, therewith to be content and has learned the science of being happy.

That man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

True affluence is not needing anything.

He is well paid that is well satisfied.

We are all of us richer than we think we are.

And we find at the end of a perfect day, The soul of a friend we've made.

Wishing does not make a poor man rich.

God's in His Heaven - All's right with the world!

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still warm waters.

I have learned to have very modest goals for society and myself, things like clean air, green grass, children with bright eyes, not being pushed around, useful work that suits one's abilities, plain tasty food, and occasional satisfying nookie.

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

This is true joy of life-the being used for a purpose that is recognized by yourself as a right one, instead of being a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

Unhappiness is in not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it.

I'm not going to let my life revolve around losing weight. I have other things to do.

One should want only one thing and want it constantly. Then one is sure of getting it. But I desire everything, and consequently get nothing.