Quotes About Contentment

What makes us happy makes us wise

The things that make us happy," he said, "make us wise.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee (Heb. 13:5).

I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.

A man's wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.

Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you.

Like having no need of big things. Enjoy that you are okay in being simple.

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.

To me faith means not worrying

When my mouth shall be filled with dust, and the worm shall feed, and feed sweetly upon me, when the ambitious man shall have no satisfaction if the poorest alive tread upon him, nor the poorest receive any contentment in being made equal to princes, for they shall be equal but in dust.

Ah cannot weAs well as cocks and lions jocund be,After such pleasures?

Hee that hath all can have no more

Thou, sun, art half as happy as we.

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be.

Look around the inhabited world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call today his own: He who, secure within, can say, Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue!

Prayer Lord Jesus, I thank you for giving me such a rich life. You have blessed me with so many things: family, health, independence, and possessions. I never want to confuse your gifts with yourself. Help me to hold these gifts loosely to free my heart to love you more.

So what are you planning to do with the rest of your life? Develop a drinking problem. More Scotch, please.

Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have.

One of the marks of a life well lived has to be reaching a state of finally getting it, of not needing more, and of being able to sign off with something approaching peace of mind.

Don't torment yourself with jealousy. It's a silly illusion that someone's life is better than yours when the truth is that each one of us is on a different path.

The more things that can bring you joy in life, the better