Quotes About Contentment

Life isn't about getting what you want, it is about giving what you have.

Drive a mediocre car, but live in the best house you can afford.

Happy the man who early learns the difference between his wishes and his powers.

Real and solid happiness springs from moderation.

The rich want good wine, the poor, plenty of wine.

Nothing is so hard to bear as a train of happy days

oamenii ferici?i sunt aceia care tr?iesc asemenea copiilor, î?i duc p?pu?ile în bra?e, le îmbrac? ?i le dezbrac?, dau târcoale, cu mare respect, cutiei în care mama a încuiat zaharul, iar când, în sfâr?it, au c?p?tat buc??ica de zah?r, o m?nânc? cu poft? ?i strig?: "Mai d?-mi!"...Fericite fiin?e!

Când e lipsim nou? în?ine, totul ne lipse?te.

est-ce une illusion que d'être heureux?

So vertraulich, so heimlich hab' ich nicht leicht ein Plätzchen gefunden, und dahin lass' ich mein Tischchen aus dem Wirtshause bringen und meinen Stuhl, trinke meinen Kaffee da und lesen meinen Homer.

Aus "Zueignung" Ich kenne dich, ich kenne deine Schwächen, Ich weiß, was Gutes in dir lebt und glimmt! – So sagte sie, ich hör sie ewig sprechen – Empfange hier, was ich dir lang bestimmt; Dem Glücklichen kann es an nichts gebrechen, Der dies Geschenk mit stiller Seele nimmt: Aus Morgenduft gewebt und Sonnenklarheit, Der Dichtung Schleier aus der Hand der Wahrheit.

No le sacia ningún placer, no le contenta ninguna felicidad, va sin cesar en busca de formas cambiantes. El pobre quiere apresar ese último, ese mísero, ese vano momento.

Sorge Kehre nicht in diesem Kreise Neu und immer neu zurück! Laß, o laß mir meine Weise, Gönn o gönne mir mein Glück! Soll ich fliehen? Soll ich's fassen? Nun gezweifelt ist genug. Willst du mich nicht glücklich lassen, Sorge, nun so mach mich klug.

Bu insanlar yar?n?n bugünün getirdi?ini getirmesini dert etmeden bekleyebiliyorlar ve bu nedenle dertsiz ya?ay?p gidiyorlar. Anl?k doyum, ölçülü haz, geçici s?k?nt?, ?en bir sab?r!

So the most restless wanderer longs in the end for his homeland again and finds in his cottage, in the arms of his wife, in the midst of his children, in the work of looking after them, the joy he had sought in vain in the wide world.

Whatever is yet to come, I shall never be able to say that I have not felt the greatest, the purest joy life can hold.

Being seventy is not a sin.

There are three words I like to repeat to myself: glass half full. Just to remind myself to be grateful for everything I have.

I noted that people are happy here in India. When I went back home, people had everything in the materialistic sense and were surrounded with abundance, but they were not happy.

The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.

SUCCESS is not a question of how much power or money you have acquired. It is a question of how satisfied you are with WHO YOU ARE.

What you LOVE in your life IS the MEANING of your life.

Life is to be enjoyed, not endured

Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.