Quotes About Contentment

You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.

It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.

Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have it depends solely on what you think.

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon — instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.

Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have it depends solely upon what you think.

It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.

Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.

One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.

Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see a bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and hoses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.

Happiness in reality consists only in rest, and not in being stirred up. This instinct conflicts with the drive to diversion, and we develop the confused idea that leads people to aim at rest through excitement.

God has yet to bless anyone except where they actually are, and if we faithlessly discard situation after situation, moment after moment, as not being "right",we will simply have no place to receive his kingdom into our life.

You can never get enough of what you don't need, because what you don't need won't satisfy you.

He knew now that he had never been really happy in his whole life. There had been times when he had thought he was happy but none of them were like this.

Everywhere you look you see people with things that you do not have, and it has a profound mental effect.

Nothing equals a good dump. To my way of thinking taking a decent shit is a life-affirming experience.

Natural happiness is what we get when we get what we wanted, and synthetic happiness is what we make when we don't get what we wanted. In our society, we have a strong belief that synthetic happiness is of an inferior kind.

was so happy that I almost wanted to give Andrea a hug. Almost.

be here teaching you, I could be home sitting on my comfortable

You can't win the race of fulfillment running on the track of achievement.

So part of the issue is—do you want to do something great—in any area? If you are content with mediocrity in your life, then you will try to protect yourself from any failure. Just recognize the trade-off.

If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever.

Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will.

If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever.

Be happy now, without reason - or you never will be at all.