Quotes About Contentment

Aunt] Patricia smiled, and we walked in silence for a while. But it wasn't a poisonous silence. It was the sort of silence shared by two people who're comfortable enough not to force a conversation ahead of its logical progression. I found this woman's company to be incredibly soothing.

But nobody ever tells you in advance when you should concentrate on the good times-that's why you're supposed to do it every day.

Acaso no es mejor un poco de amor que un mucho de nada?

I like the way my heart beats, I like the way I think I don't need or want anything to change that.

En los dormidos labios del viejo se ha posado, como una mariposa, una sonrisa: la idea que aleteaba en su corazón cuando le envolvió el sueño: ¡Grande, la vida!

Kimseden hiçbir ÅŸey beklemiyorum. Böylece hayal k?r?kl???na da uÄŸramam?? oluyorum.

Hiçbir ÅŸey beklemiyorum. Böylece hayal k?r?kl???na uÄŸram?yorum.

Ben senin yan?ndan bir daha hiç ayr?lmak istemiyorum biliyor musun?' 'Niye?' 'Çünkü dünyan?n en iyi insan? sensin. Senin yan?ndayken kimse bana zarar vermiyor ve kalbimde mutluluk güneÅŸ gibi parl?yor.

Gülüyorduk ve bütün felaketler uzaklarda kalm??t?.

Güzel bir köÅŸe var. Yiyecek bir ÅŸeyler götürürüz. En çok ne istersin?" "Seni, Portuga." "Ben salamdan, yumurtadan, muzdan söz ediyorum..." "Her ÅŸeyi severim. Evde yiyecek bir ÅŸey bulunduÄŸumuz zaman sevmeyi öÄŸrendik.

For there is no doubt that the most radical division that is possible to make of humanity is that which splits into two classes of creatures: those who make great demands on themselves, piling up difficulties and duties; and those who demand nothing special of themselves, but for whom to live is to be every moment what they already are, without imposing on themselves any effort towards perfection; mere boys that float on the waves.

A pessoa tem um repertório de ideias dentro de si. Decide se contentar com elas e se considerar intelectualmente completa. Ao não sentir falta de nada que está fora de si, instala-se naquele repertório definitivamente. Eis o mecanismo da obliteração.

For there is no doubt that the most radical division that it is possible to make of humanity is that which splits it into two classes of creatures: those who make great demands on themselves, piling up difficulties and duties; and those who demand nothing special of themselves, but for whom to live is to be every moment what they already are, without imposing on themselves any effort towards perfection; mere buoys that float on the waves.

A naides tengás envidia: es muy triste el envidiar; cuando veás a otro ganar, a estorbarlo no te metas: cada lechón en su teta es el modo de mamar.

A mí no me matan penas mientras tenga el cuero sano, venga el sol en el verano y la escarcha en el invierno: si este mundo es un infierno, ¿por qué afligirse el cristiano?

proverbio árabe: "Un mediano bienestar tranquilo es preferible a la opulencia llena de preocupaciones".

Ser tonto, egoísta, y tener una buena salud, he ahí las tres condiciones para ser feliz. Pero si os falta la primera todo está perdido".

el remoto proverbio árabe: "Un mediano bienestar tranquilo es preferible a la opulencia llena de preocupaciones".

There are people who so arrange their lives that they feed themselves only on side dishes.

To be happy does not mean to indulge in foolishness!

Every moment the work that you are doing itself is miraculous ,it gives you optimum satisfaction._____ SRChigari Associate Prof

Persistent ill-humour is all too clear an indication that someone is living contrary to his[her] intended purpose.

I knew damn well that nobody's ever really happy, or happy on time, since happiness belongs to the past.

The happy man needs nothing and no one. Not that he holds himself aloof, for indeed he is in harmony with everything and everyone; everything is "in him"; nothing can happen to him. The same may also be said for the contemplative person; he needs himself alone; he lacks nothing.