Quotes About Contentment

On the one hand, we all want to be happy. On the other hand, we all know the things that make us happy. But we don't do those things. Why? Simple. We are too busy. Too busy doing what? Too busy trying to be happy.

part of growing to maturity, part of growing up, requires that we recognize and accept that we cannot have it all.

The fundamental difference between pleasure and satisfaction is that pleasure cannot be sustained beyond the activity producing it.

God loves ordinary things. The world is always trying to seduce us with the extraordinary. The culture fills our hearts and minds with spectacular dreams about hitting home runs, but life is about getting up every day and hitting a single.

When he realized Mother Teresa carries everything she owns in a small bag, he made an effort to simplify his own life. He says, "I try to remember what really counts—not money, or titles, or possessions, but the way we love others.

If we are to be happy, it will be as ourselves.

They simply try to be all they can be, here and now, and that brings with it a happiness all its own.

Allow the ordinary to heal you.

On the one hand, we all want to be happy. On the other hand, we all know the things that make us happy. But we don't do those things. Why? Simple. We are too busy. Too busy doing what? Too busy trying to be happy.

La felicidad es en gran medida como la riqueza y la sabiduría: aquellos que la poseen generalmente no necesitan hablar de ella, y aquellos que constantemente están hablando de ella generalmente no la poseen.

When you know you are doing the will of God, that alone is enough to sustain your happiness. When you don't have that, all the possessions in the world cannot sustain happiness in the depths of your heart.

I prayed you felt safe, full of joy and content. That when I whispered "I love you," you knew what I meant.

In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

Health is the greatest possession, Contentment the greatest treasure, Confidence the greatest friend, Non-being the greatest joy.

The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed. —GANDHI T

El desapego es la fuerza tranquila de quien está decidido a no dejarse arrastrar por los pensamientos ni acaparar por toda clase de actividades y de ambiciones triviales, que devoran su tiempo y en definitiva solo aportan satisfacciones menores y efímeras.

El aburrimiento es el mal de aquellos para los que el tiempo no tiene valor.

By happiness I mean here a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind. This is not a mere pleasurable feeling, a fleeting emotion, or a mood, but an optimal state of being. Happiness is also a way of interpreting the world, since while it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it.

Incapaces de encontrar la felicidad en nosotros mismos, la buscamos desesperadamente en objetos, en experiencias, en maneras de pensar o de comportarse cada vez más extrañas. En pocas palabras: nos alejamos de la felicidad buscándola donde no existe.

Ceux qui, espérant le bonheur, n'ont soif que de plaisirs, de richesses, de gloire, de pouvoir et d'héroïsme, sont aussi naïfs que l'enfant qui cherche à attraper un arc-en-ciel pour s'en faire un manteau.

We all strive, consciously or unconsciously, competently or clumsily, passionately or calmly, adventurously or routinely, to be happier and suffer less. Yet we so often confuse genuine happiness with merely seeking enjoyable emotions.

LOOKING WITHIN, LOOKING WITHOUT Seeking happiness outside ourselves is like waiting for sunshine in a cave facing north. TIBETAN SAYING

Seeking happiness outside ourselves is like waiting for sunshine in a cave facing north.

eudaimonia, one of the Greek words translated as "happiness," implies flourishing, fulfillment, accomplishment