Quotes About Contentment

Our goal is to enjoy, not to achieve perfection

Riches may not bring happiness, but neither does poverty.

I think happiness is a goal all of us can agree on. Let's face it - we all would like to be happy.

Of course, not all desires lead to happiness. Desires can and do lead to pain and frustration.

The thought has cheered me, and I'd like to hang onto that. Must protect my little pockets of happiness.

He that upon a true principle lives, without any disquiet of thought, may be said to be happy.

Thou shalt ever joy at eventide if thou spend the day fruitfully.

Happiness is the ultimate goal. It is the goal of all other goals.

Lord Chiltern recognizes the great happiness of having a grievance. It would be a pity that so great a blessing should be thrown away upon him.

Their happiness was in each others keeping, and both were unafraid.

I've always had lots of friends who share my perspective - I guess you could say that I'm a guy who aggressively pursues his happiness.

I wish people could acheive what they think would bring them happiness in order for them to realize that thats not really what happiness is.

The most damaging erroneous belief about happiness is, of course, that happiness is somewhere else--that is, that it is not with you.

We seldom require more to the happiness of the present hour than to surpass him that stands next before us.

I would definitely say pleasure is not happiness. Because I think I kill pleasure. Like I take too much of it in, and therefore make it un-pleasurable, like too much coffee, and you're miserable.

Freedom is the real foundation of happiness.

Money doesn't make you happy, but it gives a zone of comfort around you.

You should strive to find happiness every day and not believe that it comes at the end of the journey.

What is happiness and unhappiness? It depends so little on the circumstances; it depends really only on what happens inside a person. I am grateful for every day and that makes me happy.

No matter when, at whatever moment, if she were asked what she was thinking about she could reply quite correctly - one thing, her happiness and her unhappiness.

After initial needs are met—enough food, shelter, comfort—there is no correlation between money and happiness. That's a difficult thing for people to believe.

Happiness is all about milking the "sacred now".

If you are happy, don't analyse your happiness, don't ask questions and don't even think about it; just live it to the fullest!

Happiness is an immunity.