Quotes About Contentment

People live, and then they die, and as long as they do both things properly, there's nothing much to regret.

pity the man who gets what he wants. And it's better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

The whole point of drifting was happy passive acceptance of no alternatives. Having alternatives ruined it.

Where's your luggage?" "I don't use any." "You have no stuff?" "I saw a little book in a store at the airport. Apparently we're supposed to get rid of whatever doesn't bring us joy.

I'm always happy," he said. "Always was, always will be.

People live, and then they die, and as long as they do both things properly, there's nothing much to regret. T

La gente vive y después muere, y siempre que hagan lo uno y lo otro de manera adecuada, no hay mucho por lo que lamentarse.

Why don't you live anywhere?" "Do you have a house?" "Of course." "Is it a pure unalloyed pleasure?" "Not entirely." "So there's your answer.

A maintenance dose. It would keep her asleep all night. It would keep her warm, and gentle, and relaxed, and at peace, and cradled, and happy.

My driver asked, "Sir, do you have everything you need?" Which in an existential sense was a very big question, but I had no immediate requirements, so I just nodded in the mirror and stayed quiet.

after reaching the presidency I experienced a certain letdown. I had spent years climbing the mountain. When I finally made it to the top, I started to wonder why I had been in such a hurry to get there.

It is merely that there is only so much people can do to be happy, no matter what they think they should do.

He only wanted to have as much peace and quiet in his life as possible. He simply didn't realize that pursuing peace and quiet was a full-time, nerve-rattling job.

To much has happened too fast Dear Diary. What I want is for nothing to happen at all. I don't even want good things anymore. I just want nothing.

even if I were to actually lose everything - my house, my finances, my friends, my reputation, my position - it really wouldn't matter in the end, because I would still have God's grace. I would still be the Father's adopted and beloved son. And that would be enough.

A cowboy doesn't ask for much, that's my observation. A flashy ride, a pretty girl, momentary glory...

There is no better sound than whom you adore when they are sleepy and pleased

Sleep that day was a warm pool in which I dove and stayed, sporadically lifting my head to sense the world.

telegram saying, "Existence is great but don't read so much into it.

She seemed to belong here, though maybe she was the sort to belong wherever she was at the time.

But these activities—whining about what's fair, begging forgiveness, hoping for a miracle—these demand energy, and that was gone from me. Contentment on the other hand demands little, and I drew more and more into its circle.

Existence is great but don't read so much into it.

She comforts my spirit and body as nothing ever has. That's a part of love, too. I also know I'm never as happy as I am when I'm with her.

I've come down in the world. I've slid to a place where the ceiling is low and there isn't much room for me to move.Most of the time I'm good. I accepted my sentence and do not brood or look back. But sometimes a shift makes me remember. Routine is ruffled and a new start makes me suddenly conscious of what I've become -