Quotes About Contentment

I am privileged to do a job I love to do. I would never change any moment from my life.

Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?

We may love money without having it, just as we may have money without loving it.

The only way to stay sane is to stop hoping for something better.

I love Hailey and what we have works. Shes's beautiful, she's smart, she's a great mother, and she's heads above what I ever thought I could see in myself.

It occurs to me, just before I pass out, that maybe I was miserable before, but things were going too well for me to notice it.

You have to look at what you have right in front of you, at what it could be, and stop measuring it against what you've lost. I know this to be wise and true, just as I know that pretty much no one can do it.

You have to look at what you have right in front of you, at what it could be, and stop measuring it against what you've lost.

A fig for partridges and quails, ye dainties I know nothing of ye; But on the highest mount in Wales Would choose in peace to drink my coffee.

Contentment ... has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances.

No one likes to have less than they had before. That's the nature of the human animal.

Perhaps you are overvaluing what you don't have and undervaluing what you do.

You no longer have to be envious, because you no longer know that someone else truly has it better. You no longer have to be frustrated, because you have learned to aim low, and to be patient. You are discovering who you are, and what you want, and what you are willing to do. You are finding that the solutions to your particular problems have to be tailored to you, personally and precisely. You are less concerned with the actions of other people, because you have plenty to do yourself.

However, I do not believe you should pursue happiness.

What's the difference between being happy and being content?", "What things get better as you age?" and "What makes life more meaningful?

What shall I do when I despise what I have? Remember those who have nothing and strive to be grateful.

He who has many material things, may be described as rich, but he who knows he has enough, and is at one with the Tao,

Perhaps you are overvaluing what you don't have and undervaluing what you do. There's some real utility in gratitude.

Knowledge frequently results from knowing others, but the man who is awakened, has seen the uncarved block. Others might be mastered by force, but to master one's self requires the Tao. He who has many material things, may be described as rich, but he who knows he has enough, and is at one with the Tao, might have enough of material things and have self-being as well.

To have meaning in your life is better than to have what you want, because you may neither know what you want, nor what you truly need.

He who contrives, defeats his purpose; and he who is grasping, loses. The sage does not contrive to win, and therefore is not defeated; he is not grasping, so does not lose.

Qué debo hacer cuando desprecio lo que tengo? Recordar a aquellos que no tienen nada y que aspiran a ser agradecidos».

Perhaps you are overvaluing what you don't have and undervaluing what you do. There's some real utility in gratitude. It's also good protection against the dangers of victimhood and resentment.

Imagine that you're unhappy. You're not getting what you need. Perversely, this may be because of what you want. You are blind, because of what you desire. Perhaps what you really need is right in front of your eyes, but you cannot see it because of what you are currently aiming for.