Quotes About Contentment

Right and conveniency went together; for as a man had a right to all he could employ his labour upon, so he had no temptation to labour for more than he could make use of. This left no room for controversy about the title, nor for encroachment on the right of others ; what portion a man carved to himself was easily seen: and it was useless, as well as dishonest, to carve himself too much, or take more than he needed.

Remember all frustration is based on unmet expectations. If we did not expect anything we would not be frustrated.

Far more seemly were it for thee to have thy study full of books, than thy purse full of money.

The most important thing in life is not happiness but meaning.

When it's all said and done, the only thing that matter in life are so damn simple. Family, friends. being safe and well. I think before the war a lot of people got sucked in by the crap on TV. They thought having the right shoes or the right jeans or the right car really mattered. Boy were we ever dumb.

We're home already.

The days that make us happy make us wise.

God, he thought, what would I not give to be drinking a pint of beer in the mess in Aldershot now, or in the Lord Nelson bar in Dover, morning parades done with and nothing whatever to do or think about until inspection tomorrow.

Godliness with contentment is great gain

Emerson decried the life of the average person, so intent on satisfying the monotonous wants of an unexceptional life that the omnipresent miracles of the universe are invisible to him. Let the sun go up the sky, and the moon shine, and innumerable stars move before him in orbits so vast that centuries will not fulfill them…. He does not care—he does not know—he is creeping in a little path of his own…following a few appetites…peering around for a little bread.

You get to a certain age where you prepare yourself for happiness. Sometimes you never remember to actually get happy.

Bid them be patient, and some day, anon, They shall feel earth enwrapt in silence deep; Shall greet, in wonderment, the quiet dawn, And in content may turn them to their sleep.

Sometimes I think he's as happy as anybody." The words hung in the air a moment without meeting agreement or disagreement: it was as if they both knew secretly that there was no certainty as to what constituted the happiness or unhappiness of another.

the best of life is life lived quietly, where nothing happens but our calm journey through the day, where change is imperceptible and the precious life is everything.

The days were quiet. They did not feel particularly quiet or happy but through them ran the sense, like an underground river, that there would come a time when these days would be looked back on as happiness, all that life could give of contentment and peace.

As long as there are beginning-English students and a lake and I can see a mountain, I will be perfectly happy," she said, reminding me of how my grandfather used to say he was a simple man with simple tastes: "All I need is a little milk from a goat that has been fed for a month on wild green pears.

What happiness to work a lot and forget everything!

what does 'functioning normally' mean?" I asked. "Being able to face the past. Having a normal sex life. Not lying awake all night in fits of anxiety." "Oh. Are most people able to face the past and have normal sex lives?" "Yes, as a matter of fact, I think they are," she said. "Anyway, if anyone is, it should be me. Deep down I have a talent for well-being. I can feel it." I nodded. I thought she had it, too, a talent for well-being.

He'd learned that when you love someone purely enough, all you wanted was for that person to be happy. (p. 419)

Then Phoebe came to the underlined verses. My life with you has been beyond beyond/And there's nothing beyond it I'm seeking/I wouldn't mind being dead/If I could still be with you.

I want an ending when the woman is happy instead of good.

I hope he's happy—because if he's not happy, then what's the point of staying with her?

Lust is great in the bedroom, but Like is better at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

thinks about how good it feels to finally have something worth sharing.