Quotes About Contentment

Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.

Rest and be thankful.

Happiness is overrated. It comes and goes just like sadness and miseryboth fleeting. What's important is peace. With all.

Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.

A fig for partridges and quails, ye dainties I know nothing of ye; But on the highest mount in Wales Would choose in peace to drink my coffee.

There are two kinds of satisfaction or happiness: one mainly through mental peace; another physical comfort

Other people do not have to change for us to experience peace of mind.

Wedlock is the deep, deep peace of the double bed after the hurly-burly of the chaise lounge.

I'm enjoying the most perfect tranquillity, free from all worries, and in consequence would like to stay this way forever, in a peaceful corner of the countryside like this.

He who does not desire much more from things than knowledge of them easily makes peace with his soul.

I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me peace of mind.

Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?

Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.

But above all preserve peace of heart. This is more valuable than any treasure.

What is the worth of anything, But for the happiness 'twill bring?

For the entire Desiderata go to Inspirational Poems page

Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.

No one is perfect... absolutely no one. Like precious stones, we have a few flaws, but why focus on that? Focus on what you like about yourself, and that will bring you happiness and peace.

No burden is so heavy for a man to bear as a succession of happy days.

This is the secret of joy. We shall no longer strive for our own way; but commit ourselves, easily and simply, to God's way, acquiesce in His will, and in so doing find our peace.

The end of art is peace.

Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.

Maturity is the ability to live in peace with that which we cannot change.