Quotes About Contentment

labor not after riches first, and think thou afterwards wilt enjoy them. He who neglecteth the present moment, throweth away all that he hath. As the arrow passeth through the heart, while the warrior knew not that it was

To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.

Just leave me alone. I'm happy goddammit. I know there's at least one person in this world... who cares about me. Who doesn't want anything from me. Do you have any idea what that's like? I never did. Not once in my entire life - until now. And that's worth more to me than anything else.

you should try living inside the skin of someone with one of those doomed tattoos. In any case, it's not as if I have any great desire to live to a ripe old age, so it doesn't matter. If I can just live a short life, and live it fully, that's enough for me. Cry a little, laugh a little, and then it's over.

You don't need what you don't need. Yet human nature wants to place value on things in direct proportion to the amount of labor that went into making them.

Every time the sun shone on me in the morning, I couldn't help thinking that from that moment on my day would begin to be like that of an ordinary child. But it wasn't out of discontent that this feeling came to me; it was a sense of self-sufficiency and satisfaction.

I suppose all of my films have a common theme. If I think about it, though, the only theme I can think of is really a question: Why can't people be happier together?

I have nothing I ever wanted, after I had everything.

If money can't buy happiness, then I guess I'll have to rent it.

As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.

Beaucoup de gens se plaignent de n'avoir pas ceci ou cela ; mais la cause en est toujours qu'ils ne l'ont point vraiment désiré.

I knew everything and received everything. But real happiness, is giving.

I am happy and content because I think I am.

It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich.

It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich.

I wish I could jump like that," he thought. "Some can and some can't. That's how it is.

It is enough for me to know that I left something of beauty behind and that it has thrived. I am content.

I have no regrets in my life even the crazy things I've been in. It all made me the I am today and I wouldn't change anything. I'm happy with who I am!

neither money nor my work define me. I like them, they allow me to do many things I enjoy, but if I did not have them, I know I would be able to find something else to do, I would be able to survive, I could be happy. Sometimes

I looked up at the rack of magazines on the wall. There was a handsome man on the cover of one, smartly dressed in a shiny grey suit, striking a dynamic pose. It was an appealing image, but I didn't want to be like him, I didn't want a change of life. I've never not wanted to be me.

Contentment is created when your behaviour is consistent with your values. When you act in ways that are consistent with the core of who you are, even when your actions aren't approved by others, you increase your overall contentment. Happiness, success, money, relationships, and even the approval of others will come and go in your life, but what is ultimately satisfying is feeling content.

The one and only skill that resolves the crisis of meaning is that of acceptance.

What's happiness really all about? How will I find lasting love and contentment? Can I find it in a relationship with a man? Is there such a thing as a healthy relationship between two men? How can I find real purpose and passion in my life?

Do not buy into the idea that you have to keep relocating to accomplish your dreams in life.