Quotes About Contentment

it was a good rule not to expect the ideal but to enjoy what is possible.

Es posible que incluso los momentos felices del placer no resistan nunca un examen riguroso?

I became anxious if I lost him, I was happy when I saw him return. In other words I loved him and new it and was content to love him.

I became anxious if I lost him, I was happy when I saw him return. In other words I loved him and knew it and was content to love him.

It's relaxing, I thought, I was wrong not to come sooner. I had a friend of my age with her own house, full of opulent, orderly things. That

Lila always knew what she wanted and got it; I don't want anything, I'm made of nothing. I hoped to wake in the morning without desires. Once I was emptied—I imagined—the affection of Antonio, my affection for him will be enough.

I don't want anything, I'm made of nothing. I hoped to wake in the morning without desires.

Svakog dana sam sebi ponavljala: to sam što sam, i nema mi druge nego da se s tim pomirim; takva sam ro?ena, u ovom gradu, sa ovim dijalektom, u besparici; da?u od sebe ono što mogu, uze?u ono što mogu, podne?u ono što se mora podneti.

You're not happy to be getting married?" I ventured. He looked out the window: there was lightning and thunder but still no rain. He said: "I was fine the way I was.

Es war eine wundervolle Erfahrung«, sagte ich zu ihr. »Was denn?« »Die Schwangerschaft, die Geburt. Adele ist bildschön und so lieb.« Sie antwortete: »Jeder erzählt sich das Leben so, wie es ihm gefällt.

Lui crede che mi ha privata di qualcosa, con quello che m'ha fatto. Ma non mi ha privata di niente, io ho avuto tutto, io ho tutto. È tuo padre che non ha niente.

Será possível que nem os momentos felizes de prazer resistam a um exame rigoroso?

Deja que nos hagamos ricos sin complicarnos la vida, que ya de por sí es bastante complicada.

mi immaginai che non fosse morta insoddisfatta e sospirai di soddisfazione inattesa.

Como dice Octavio Paz, la felicidad es una sillita al sol.

If the only prayer you say throughout your life is "Thank You," then that will be enough.

It was weird what was enough to make you feel good or bad, even though your basic life circumstances were the same.

There is no suffering if you don't want anything.

Quality of life": as if we knew it, and could measure it. I wanted to know what it was: the quality of life.

How comfortable it was to read about comfortable people!

The supermarket had everything. I had never felt so happy to see Whiskas, the cat food.

She must have been jealous," Zita said. "Of course, I hope she feels more secure now. I've moved on. I have a new boyfriend. I'm happy now." "That's great," I said, recognizing the rule that, once you had a new boyfriend, you were happy.

Deep down I have a talent for well-being. I can feel it.

Deep down I have a talent for well-being.