Quotes About Contentment

There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is

The fact that my neighbor has succeeded in this struggle better than I constitutes no grievance for me. Certain

A television reporter once asked Bob Marley, "Are you a rich man?" The musician replied warily, "What you mean rich?" The reporter clarified his question: "You have a lot of possessions? A lot of money in the bank?" Marley responded with a question of his own: "Possessions make you rich? I don't have that type of richness. My richness is life, forever.

Gospel peace comforts the soul, and that strongly, when it hath no other comfort to mingle with it.

You have, may be, heard of the covetous man, that hugged himself in the many bags of gold he had, but never opened them or used them. When the thief took away his gold, and left him his bags full of pebbles in the room, he was as happy as when he had his gold, for he looked not on the one or other. And verily an ignorant person is in a manner no better with truth than error on his side. Both are alike to him, day and night all one to a blind man.

And where hope is raised, the Christian cannot but take sweet satisfaction from the expectation thereof. The poor ploughman that is a saint, and plows in hope of reaping salvation, would be as well contented with his place and work as the bravest courtier is with his.

Unhappy man he, that hath no surer portion than what this variable world will afford him. The

Sincerity makes the Christian sing when he hath nothing to his supper.

Labour to get Christ, and through him hopes of heaven, and thou takest the right road to content; thou

Here is godliness in triumph—when the Christian can carve contentment out of God's providence, whatever the dish is that is set before him.

I cannot estimate how much this pleases me. I feel I have succeeded to the idleness of God.

And I am in retirement from love.

Poverty, labor, and calamity are not without their luxuries, which the rich, the indolent, and the fortunate in vain seek for.

Human life may be regarded as a succession of frontispieces. The way to be satisfied is never to look back.

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.

The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.

To be happy, we must be true to nature, and carry our age along with us.

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and endure very much

Demerol made it all seem okay.

I already gave my best. I have no regrets at all.

The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular reason for being happy except that they are so.

Happiness is like a cat. If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you. It will never come. But if you pay no attention to it and go about your business, you'll find it rubbing up against your legs and jumping into your lap.

Same old slippers,Same old rice,Same old glimpse ofParadise.