Quotes About Contentment

Dale Carnegie wrote, "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.

Truly enlightened people, those who experience deep happiness daily, are prepared to put off short-term pleasure for the sake of long-term fulfillment. So

Nothing's as valuable as my happiness. Nothing's as priceless as my peace of mind," the businesswoman thought.

Stop spending so much time chasing life's big pleasures while you neglect the little ones.

My dad said it best when he said, "John, on your deathbed you will never wish you spent more time at the office." So I started spending a little more time at home. I settled into a pretty good, if ordinary, existence.

Si planeas ser algo menos de lo que eres capaz, probablemente serás infeliz todos los días de tu vida».

The celebrated psychologist Abraham Maslow once stated, 'If you plan on being anything less than who you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.

Tan pronto prescindí de los grandes placeres de la vida, empecé a disfrutar de los pequeños, como ver un cielo estrellado al claro de luna o empaparme de sol en una gloriosa mañana de verano.

Life's finest treasures live in its simplest moments

Many of us beat ourselves up because we do not have as much economic wealth as we would like to see. Money is important to live your best life. But it is not the be all and end all. Many rich people are not truly wealthy. Working on each of these five forms of wealth will inspire you to reach higher, dream bigger and to enjoy genuine fulfillment as you savor the blessing that is called your life. I

Pride was a little thing to sacrifice if it would give him back the joy that had been taken away from him.

With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?" —Oscar Wilde

Los placeres más simples de nuestra vida son nuestras mayores alegrías.

La vida no siempre te da lo que pides, pero sí te da lo que necesitas.

The moment I stopped spending so much time chasing the big pleasures of life, I began to enjoy the little ones, like watching the stars dancing in a moonlit sky or soaking in the sunbeams of a glorious summer morning.

very special place. I've also come to see that success on the outside means nothing unless you also have success within.

La comparación es el ladrón de la felicidad» —contestó el millonario—. Siempre hay alguien que tiene más fortuna, más fama o más cosas que tú.

La tranquilidad es el nuevo lujo de nuestra sociedad.

Stop spending so much time chasing life's big pleasures while you neglect the little ones. Slow things down. Enjoy the beauty and sacredness of all that is around you.

It was almost a relief, no longer having to be extraordinary. To give up on existential questioning and simply abide.

By God, if you go killing Unhappiness who'll be left in the houses?

The idea was precious to her. Doll...but with death behind her, and all the peace that would come with that.

Why the loft? Why only there, and only then? Now Ã¢â'¬â€œ today Ã¢â'¬â€œ I think it was because I was happy. I didn't think that then. I couldn't have. I didn't know I was happy and I didn't know that happiness was finite.

But it wasn't boring like this; I loved it, sitting there doing nothing. There wasn't even anything to look at except the houses across the road.