Quotes About Contentment

I'm not really interested in making money. That's always come as the result of success, but it's not been my goal.

Pure and simple, any person who is enjoying life is a success.

I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more.

Success is only measured in terms of JOY

Success is overrated.

My literary success meant nothing to me

I have no inflated ideas about success anyway.

I had many of the trappings of success. I was a lawyer. I drove a nice car and I had nice things. But "things" don't make a rich life.

I'm fortunate to have had my own level of success. My joys in life are I've got three little kids, and I got to buy a house that I really like, and everyone should have that.

Without possessions, success, fame; who are you?

For some reason, we can't just enjoy somebody else's success. Somehow, that's going to affect us. If they have more, then I have less - and I don't know why.

You know, I can be the happiest man in the world with minimal record success.

Success is not only one thing. Its not only having a nice house in Beverly Hills and driving a nice Mercedes.

Success is.... happiness. Is that too Deepak Chopra?

My success is not who I am.

I find that, once you get into a position where you can afford a pair of shoes and a decent level of living, success in itself is empty.

The definition of success to me is not necessarily a price tag, not fame, but having a good life, and being able to say I did the right thing at the end of the day.

If you think success will make you happy, you have it backwards.

Monsieur Man-in-a-hurry, you can find me without running—ME, you understand?

The truth is,' replied Dantes, 'that I am too happy for noisy mirth; ...joy takes a strange effect at times, it seems to oppress us almost the same as sorrow.

Sir," suddenly exclaimed the countess, after their walk had continued ten minutes in silence, "is it true that you have seen so much, travelled so far, and suffered so deeply?" "I have suffered deeply, madame," answered Monte Cristo. "But now you are happy?" "Doubtless," replied the count, "since no one hears me complain.

Those who are born with a silver spoon,' Emmanuel said, 'those who have never needed anything, do not understand what happiness is, any more than those who do not know the blessing of a clear sky and who have never entrusted their lives to four planks tossing on a raging sea.

There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more.

Oh, thank me again!" said the count; "tell me till you are weary, that I have restored you to happiness; you do not know how much I require this assurance.