Quotes About Contentment

Human happiness comes not from infrequent pieces of good fortune, but from the small improvements to daily life.

A way of life that keeps saying 'Around the next corner, above the next step,' works against the natural order of things and makes it so difficult to be happy and good.

Whose happiness is so firmly established that he has no quarrel from any side with his estate of life?

The more I simplify my life, the happier I feel.

I was very, very financially secure my whole life. I have been very lucky to say that.

I did what I came here to do. What I've done I've done with sincerity and to the best of my ability. You can't expect much more from life.

I've been an important star and lived a full life, yet I only hve three close friends. I guess that's all anyone can expect.

What he had not learned, however, was this: to find contentment in himself and his own life

My life is more to me than all the wealth of Ilius

Keep clear of courts: a homely life transcends The vaunted bliss of monarchs and their friends.

I had enjoyed life in Paris, and, taking all things into consideration, enjoyed it wholesomely.

One room is always enough for one person. Two rooms is not enough for two people. That is one of the conundrums in life.

A mere ape in our world may be a scholar in its own, and the low life of any beast may be a source of deep satisfaction for the beast itself.

I bargained with Life for a penny, And Life would pay no more, However I begged at evening When I counted my scanty store.

I still find each day too short.

None so little enjoy themselves, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who have nothing to do. Only the active have the true relish of life.

One appreciates that daily life is really good when one wakes from a horrible dream, or when one takes the first outing after a sickness. Why not realize it now?

The best moments in my life are just before going to bed. Those are my happiest moments.

Going back to a simpler life is not a step backwards.

Life isn't all about what you don't have, but yet, what you do with what you have been given.

I can't see any advantage to fame. I'm happy with the life I have now. I've got the same two friends I've had since I was 12, and I can't see that changing.

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone - and this is my biggest satisfaction.

I want balance in my life.

He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us.