Quotes About Contentment

this young man is quite unsuitable for Ianthe.' 'Ianthe?' he said suddenly realizing who Sophia was talking about. 'What does she want to get married for? Isn't she quite happy as she is in her charming little house?' 'No, that doesn't seem to be enough,' said Sophia. 'We've both had this picture of her which so pleasing and comfortable and all the time she's been wanting something more.

And when adulthood fails you, you can still summon the memory of the black swan on the pond of your childhood, the rye bread with peanut butter and bananas your grandmother gave you while the rest of the family slept. There is the voice you can still summon at will, like your mother's, it will always whisper, you can't have it all, but there is this.

Life isn't supposed to be an all or nothing battle between misery and bliss. Life isn't supposed to be a battle at all. And when it comes to happiness, well, sometimes life is just okay, sometimes it'comfortable, sometimes wonderful, sometimes boring, sometimes unpleasant. When your day's not perfect, it's not a failure or a terrible loss. It's just another day.

If you were on your deathbed, looking back at your life, what would make you feel happiest and most satisfied with how you lived?

the whole loaf.

To say that someone is tranquil doesn't, after all, imply contentment, only perhaps a peaceful acceptance of or yielding to an unhappy fate.

In individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record.

Forgiveness is not simply the absolving of an enemy, or one who has done us wrong. Forgiveness must encompass all those things which disturb the tranquility of our soul: the barking dog that robs you of sleep, the heat of summer, the cold of winter. Forgive the ingrown toenail, the flea that bites; forgive the cranky child, wrinkles, a forgotten birthday.

We'll little care what others do, And where they go, and what they say; Our bliss, all inward and our own, Would only tarnished be, by being show.

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.

I always wear the same thing at home. I can't be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.

My present state is so happy that I can only look back with wonder at my hesitation to enter upon it.

When I was young, I used to think that wealth and power would bring me happiness. . . . I was right. —GAHAN WILSON

Blessed are the idiots, for they are happiest people on earth.

I don't care. I am happy and the rain cannot change that. The world is wonderful. Throw whatever you like at me, I refuse to bend before it. I am happy.

The best revenge is living well, my dad told me once.

Less than I want. More than I deserve.

She chuckles. "You're apologizing again! All is right with the world.

All our efforts won't make water any wetter.

Focus on what makes you happy, and do what gives meaning to your life

The secret to happiness is low expectations.

The alternative to maximizing is to be a satisficer. To satisfice is to settle for something that is good enough and not worry about the possibility that there might be something better.

choose less and feel better.

Happiness as a goal is a recipe for disaster.