Quotes About Contentment

It is the pursuit of happiness that makes people unhappy.

if you want to be able to talk about a place, the best thing to do is stay at home.

Ambition displeases when it has been sated... Having reached the peak, it aspires to descend.

The modesty of the athletic body which is contented with its perfection You could limit your human existence to filling your shape with a muscle ("Tennis")

L'amour ne me disait plus rien du tout, mais rien du tout. L'amour pas plus que le vin, seul le tabac demeurait la saveur nécessaire de la vie ; Dieu merci, j'en étais bien pourvu.

Ho sognato due o tre cose alla volta, non ho mai desiderato nulla

The solution as consumers is - perhaps surprisingly - to take adverts very, very seriously. We should ask ourselves what it is that we find lovely in them - the visions of friendship, togetherness, repose, or whatever. And then consider what would actually help us find these qualities in our lives.

Living in London has become incredible. I suppose it's easy to love where you live if you love what you're doing. But this is not just a visit: it's my home.

Who is happy with his appearance? I find many drawbacks of myself. But, each time when I visit Lourdes, I receive a lesson of reconciliation. When you see ill people or invalids around, you realize that it is a sin to complain!

But one of the best things away from playing was a visit to a Mumbai slum. You see people in their conditions, getting stuck into their way of life and not moaning, and realise how lucky you are to be doing what you are doing. It put things into perspective.

In my days in Russia, I visited some very rich guys. I visited big ships, private airplanes, houses - and I know for sure I don't want this for myself.

When I traveled around the country visiting women in their own homes and talking to them about their closets, every woman lamented about 'settling' for many of the pieces in her closet.

I don't want to be entertained. I don't want visuals or musicals. I don't want a vacation. I don't want to quit. I don't want sympathy. The cry of my heart is 'Just Give Me Jesus.'

First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.

It didn't matter what you look like. You don't have to get up at 5:30 in the morning and there's a lot to be said for that. Corpse Bride can just play all my parts from now on and I'll just do the voice.

I definitely feel more complete than before. There's a void you have when you don't feel you've found the other part of who you are, so I'm in a different place now and that's nice to experience.

You work with people who are obsessive about shopping, obsessive about owning things and buying things, like this purchase is going to make them happy. And you want to say to them, 'You know, no amount of real estate is gonna fill that void.'

I feel 'The Night Circus' has a complete story arc in one book. I like it as a single volume. It feels complete to me, and I wouldn't want to stretch it out into something it's not.

I'm always about being comfortable. You will never see me voluntarily in a pair of heels.

Most people would live in an outhouse in Bangladesh before they would voluntarily move to Nebraska.

Don't get me wrong, I would love to be voted into the Hall of Fame. But if I don't get in, that's not the end of the world. I am surrounded by my loved ones, and being with them, going through this journey with them, makes me extremely happy.

I've had a great career; they've put me in the Hall of Fame, and the WBC voted me the best super-middleweight with Joe Calzaghe, yet all I wanted was Southern Area champion. Maybe a shot at the British title.

Mihir is one of the most secure men that I have ever come across in my life.

My security comes from the fact that I've never done a job for money.