Quotes About Contentment

The happiness of the domestic fireside is the first boon of Heaven; and it is well it is so, since it is that which is the lot of the mass of mankind.

The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us

I really don't look at my life as being an accomplishment. I'm just very thankful for what I've been given.

Let us be thankful for health and competence, and, above all, for a quiet conscience.

My prayer was always: 'Lord, if You bless me, I'll thank You: but if You don't, I'll be thankful for what I have. I have plenty. I'm in good shape.'

Take it and be thankful.

Are you thankful for not being young?' 'Yes, sir. If I was young, it would all have to be gone through again, and the end would be a weary way off, don't you see?

The Bible talks a lot about thankfulness, and I'm more thankful than I ever was. I try to concentrate on the hundreds of things that go right in a day, instead of the three or four that go wrong.

Be thankful for all your blessings. An appreciative person makes a pleasant and optimistic person.

You are what you are most profoundly thankful for, and what you love.

Strive to find things to be thankful for and just look for the good in who you are!

Be contented with what you possess in life; be thankful for what does not belong to you, for it is so much less care; but try to obtain what you need, and make the best of every moment of your life.

Nothing has happened too fast, nothing has happened too slow. It has been a mellow rise, and I'm thankful for that. I haven't lost my head, and I haven't lost my desire to keep growing.

For the most part, I'm extremely thankful for the life I have and what I get to do in the future.

I want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I'm not.

As she realized what might have been, she grew to be thankful for what was.

Reminding myself of all that I have to be thankful for really helps ground me and keeps me from tipping over into that negative place.

When you are a thankful person it releases joy.

At times like this, I'm thankful I don't feel love.

I imagine that it saddens the heart of God when we murmur and complain, instead of being thankful after He's been so good to us.

No matter what, if you have the strength of life, it is enough to be thankful.

Never Kill your What Ifs, But first be Grateful for What Is.

In my desperation, I have finally discovered that the only way that I can begin to fill the gaping hole within me is to be thankful for what's there, and not angry for what's not.

Joy of life is to be content.