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Quotes About Contentment

If we are always demanding something out of life, then we will never be content. But if we accept life as it is, then we will know contentment.
~ Thich Thien-An
I'll take a quiet life, A handshake of carbon monoxide. No alarms and no surprises...
~ Thom Yorke
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.
~ Thomas Gray
Something has to matter. Otherwise, a person's life will be miserable and empty.
~ Tim Sandlin
We get angry when we feel like God owes us a better life than we have.
~ Timothy Keller
You know your life is over when you own a lawnmower.
~ Todd Skinner
The pursuit of meaning, not happiness, is what makes life worthwhile.
~ Tom Rath
My life and happiness speaks for itself.
~ Tyler Oakley
The only thing that I am ambitious about is to live a good life. Full stop.
~ Vincent Nichols
Paradise is where I am
~ Voltaire
Contentment should be the hallmark of my life, as I put my affairs in the hands of God.
~ W. Phillip Keller
I think... the secret is to just settle for the shape of your life takes...Instead of you know, always waiting and wishing for what might make you happy.
~ Wally Lamb
Perhaps it's because I appreciate all I have so much that I don't worry about what I haven't got.
~ Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
I'm a pretty uncomplicated person. I live a very simple life with my family and I enjoy very ordinary things.
~ Khaled Hosseini
I can't complain about my life. I have a really nice life. I have a great family and I live in a gorgeous part of the country.
~ Mary Decker
Contemplate the good things in your life and be grateful for them.
~ Rebecca Pidgeon
Life is so impermanent that it's not about somebody else or things around me, it's about knowing you are completely alone in this world and being content inside.
~ K. D. Lang
I thought maybe a day was coming when I'd stop constantly worrying about how to live. Maybe at some point I'd just start living, no questions asked.
~ John Corey Whaley, Noggin
An unhappy life is a life not lived.
~ Dennis Prager
I'm happier than I've ever been in life. Happy with my life outside of racing. Really happy with my life inside the garage.
~ Matt Kenseth
I have a very good life - I'm lucky enough not to be deprived.
~ Meryl Streep
The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.
~ Albert Schweitzer
I always felt that with luxury came cruelty. I do my best to live a happy, prosperous life, but I don't indulge in a lot of luxury.
~ Alison Eastwood
We have to carry through to the next day and hope that we will be okay tomorrow as we are today and in the meantime, enjoy life.
~ Amos Oz