Quotes About Contentment

You are only as much as you settle for.

When nothing can be done it is not a bad idea to do nothing.

He who buys what he needs not, sells what he needs.

kaunein onni on illuusio onnesta.

In bed, I can go for hours. Oh yes, I love naps.

Unless you're living on the street and surviving on a diet of discarded turkey drumsticks, there's no point in being gloomy. We've spent too long trying to cheer ourselves up by spending money on brightly coloured things we don't really need. We've stopped using our imaginations.

Money isn't important, but you have to have enough, so you don't have to think about it. Thinking about money is a drag.

in a happy home Mother seems to have enough to provide for everyone without resentment. She seems to enjoy giving! (This may be a shock for those whose experience has been quite different.)

Recovery is treacherous but the peace and contentment that awaits us is beyond description. Trust your gut. Stay the course."2

Richey James, the band's resident depressive and ropey rhythm guitarist, is less enthusiastic, despite appearing quite content. "I never find it exciting to go anywhere," he shrugs. "You get much more true information from literature than from travelling. Like, if I want to know about France, I'll buy the book.

I don't think I have a happy place. This possibility makes me ache.

Mark Twain nailed it: "Comparison is the death of joy.

Knowing when to embrace Good Enough is what gives you the opportunity to be truly excellent when you need to be. We're not suggesting you put shit work out there. You need to be able to be proud of it, even if it's only "okay." But attempting to be indiscriminately great at everything is a foolish waste of energy.

Fuck that. People should be missing out! Most people should miss out on most things most of the time. That's what we try to encourage at Basecamp. JOMO! The joy of missing out.

Mark Twain nailed it: "Comparison is the death of joy." We're with Mark.

Being comfortable in your zone is essential to being calm.

You need less than you think

The Joneses, nine times out of ten, are financially stupid. That's why they have all that stuff, on borrowed money. Why try to copy them? Worse, why try to impress them?

I never get tired of smiling. I'm just the kind of guy who likes to smile.

la felicidad de los demás fastidia

ninguno debe ofendernos que alguien se conforme con nosotros, a falta de quien fue mejor.

Sosem vehetjük zokon, ha valakinek jobb híján velünk kell beérnie.

Hay gente contenta y conforme, que sólo aspira a que cada día sea igual que el anterior y que el próximo; y a que no se acaben.

Uno va reduciendo sus ímpetus y sus expectativas, se va conformando con versiones deterioradas de lo que quiso alcanzar o creyó haber alcanzado