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title: "91 Contented Quotes by 81 authors"
description: "Browse 91 Contented quotes by 81 authors. Discover the best Contented sayings and thoughts."
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> [Nothing looks as self-satisfied as a contented cat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-mertz/nothing-looks-as-self-satisfied-as-a-contented-cat/)

[Barbara Mertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-mertz/)

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> [A contented mind is the best source for trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/plautus/a-contented-mind-is-the-best-source-for-trouble/)

[Plautus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/plautus/)

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> [Man is never perfect nor contented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/man-is-never-perfect-nor-contented/)

[Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/)

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> [“A contented sigh came from the tips of her toes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-l-broday/a-contented-sigh-came-from-the-tips-of-her-toes/)

[Linda L. Broday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-l-broday/)

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> [To be contented—that’s for the cows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-vreeland/to-be-contented-that-s-for-the-cows/)

[Diana Vreeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-vreeland/)

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> [Be contented, when you have got all you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holbrook-jackson/be-contented-when-you-have-got-all-you-want/)

[Holbrook Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holbrook-jackson/)

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> [“Enjoy the contented silence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fennel-hudson/enjoy-the-contented-silence/)

[Fennel Hudson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fennel-hudson/)

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> [When men are employed they are best contented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/when-men-are-employed-they-are-best-contented/)

[Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/)

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> [“We are sometimes dragged into a pit of unhappiness by someone else’s opinion that we do not look happy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/we-are-sometimes-dragged-into-a-pit-of-unhappiness-by-someone-else-s/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

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> [“For the contented man, lake is an ocean; for the discontented one, ocean is a lake!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/for-the-contented-man-lake-is-an-ocean-for-the-discontented-one-ocean/)

[Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

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> [If men could be contented to be what they are, there were no fear in marriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/if-men-could-be-contented-to-be-what-they-are-there-were-no-fear-in/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

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> [“You were not contented while you had her, and to weep for her now is childish.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/you-were-not-contented-while-you-had-her-and-to-weep-for-her-now-is/)

[Thomas Paine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-paine/)

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> [The contented person is never poor; the discontented is never rich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-contented-person-is-never-poor-the-discontented-is-never-rich/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/socrates/he-who-is-not-contented-with-what-he-has-would-not-be-contented-with/)

[Socrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/socrates/)

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> [It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mackintosh/it-is-right-to-be-contented-with-what-we-have-never-with-what-we-are/)

[James Mackintosh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mackintosh/)

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> [Show me a completely contented person and I'll show you a failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-a-edison/show-me-a-completely-contented-person-and-i-ll-show-you-a-failure/)

[Thomas A. Edison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-a-edison/)

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> [For me, I would rather read a good book, from a contented author. I don't really care what it takes to produce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/for-me-i-would-rather-read-a-good-book-from-a-contented-author-i-don/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

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> [“To be self-contented is to be vile and ignorant, ans that to aspire is better than to be blindly and impoitently happy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-abbott-abbott/to-be-self-contented-is-to-be-vile-and-ignorant-ans-that-to-aspire-is/)

[Edwin Abbott Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-abbott-abbott/)

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> [“I don't purchase people with money, or hiss like a snake to attract their attention, all i do is to rest on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bassey-johnson/i-don-t-purchase-people-with-money-or-hiss-like-a-snake-to-attract/)

[Michael Bassey Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bassey-johnson/)

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> [It is not being out at heels that makes a man discontented, it is being out at heart. To be contented is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bliss-carman/it-is-not-being-out-at-heels-that-makes-a-man-discontented-it-is/)

[Bliss Carman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bliss-carman/)

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> [If you would get a contented life, do not grasp too much of the world, do not take in more of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-would-get-a-contented-life-do-not-grasp-too-much-of-the-world/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I am actually incredibly contented and jolly. But, and I have no idea why this is, I have a really strong empathy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-hannah/i-am-actually-incredibly-contented-and-jolly-but-and-i-have-no-idea/)

[Sophie Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-hannah/)

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> [“reflect how pleasant it is to demand nothing, how noble it is to be contented and not to be dependent upon Fortune.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seneca/reflect-how-pleasant-it-is-to-demand-nothing-how-noble-it-is-to-be/)

[Seneca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seneca/)

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> [Be contented with whatsoever is; never ask for more. The moment you ask for more you have asked for hell. The moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/be-contented-with-whatsoever-is-never-ask-for-more-the-moment-you-ask/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Contented, unambitious people are all very well in their way. They form a neat, useful background for great portraits to be painted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerome-k-jerome/contented-unambitious-people-are-all-very-well-in-their-way-they-form-2/)

[Jerome K. Jerome](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerome-k-jerome/)

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> [Being 'contented' ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-k-chesterton/being-contented-ought-to-mean-in-english-as-it-does-in-french-being/)

[Gilbert K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-k-chesterton/)

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> [There is no doubt that some plant food, such as oatmeal, is more economical than meat, and superior to it in regard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-tesla/there-is-no-doubt-that-some-plant-food-such-as-oatmeal-is-more/)

[Nikola Tesla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-tesla/)

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> [The Christian is the most contented man in the world, but he is the least contented with the world. He is like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/the-christian-is-the-most-contented-man-in-the-world-but-he-is-the/)

[Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/)

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> [Instead of complaining at his lot, a contented man is thankful that his condition and circumstances are no worse than they are.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-w-pink/instead-of-complaining-at-his-lot-a-contented-man-is-thankful-that/)

[Arthur W. Pink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-w-pink/)

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> [This gave me occasion to observe, that when Men are employ'd they are best contented. For on the Days they work'd they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/this-gave-me-occasion-to-observe-that-when-men-are-employ-d-they-are/)

[Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/)

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> [“Been Contented goes beyond our material wants; contentment sets us free from the illusion of having more or “Better things”, or expecting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quetzal/been-contented-goes-beyond-our-material-wants-contentment-sets-us/)

[Quetzal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quetzal/)

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> [Did I have a heart to be contented? Well, no, not particularly. I had a tendency to be discontented: ambitious, dissatisfied, fretful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/did-i-have-a-heart-to-be-contented-well-no-not-particularly-i-had-a/)

[Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/)

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> [Nine requisites for contented living: Health enough to make work a pleasure. Wealth enough to support your needs. Strength to battle with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/nine-requisites-for-contented-living-health-enough-to-make-work-a/)

[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/)

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> [I think if you make others happy you are contented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manushi-chhillar/i-think-if-you-make-others-happy-you-are-contented/)

[Manushi Chhillar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manushi-chhillar/)

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> [“Savour a slow-paced contented life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fennel-hudson/savour-a-slow-paced-contented-life/)

[Fennel Hudson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fennel-hudson/)

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> [That best of blessings, a contented mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace/that-best-of-blessings-a-contented-mind/)

[Horace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace/)

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> [He who is contented is rich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lao-tzu/he-who-is-contented-is-rich/)

[Lao Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lao-tzu/)

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> [Be contented as a single ! be free of doing things!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/be-contented-as-a-single-be-free-of-doing-things/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Progress is not created by contented people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-tyger/progress-is-not-created-by-contented-people/)

[Frank Tyger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-tyger/)

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> [We must be contented to amuse, when we cannot inform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/we-must-be-contented-to-amuse-when-we-cannot-inform/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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                        "text": "The Christian is the most contented man in the world, but he is the least contented with the world. He is like a traveler in an inn, perfectly satisfied with the inn and its accommodation, considering it as an inn, but putting quite out of all consideration the idea of making it his home.",
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                        "text": "This gave me occasion to observe, that when Men are employ'd they are best contented. For on the Days they work'd they were good-natur'd and chearful; and with the consciousness of having done a good Days work they spent the Evenings jollily; but on the idle Days they were mutinous and quarrelsome, finding fault with their Pork, the Bread, and in continual ill-humour. (Autobiography, 1771)",
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                        "text": "Did I have a heart to be contented? Well, no, not particularly. I had a tendency to be discontented: ambitious, dissatisfied, fretful, and tough to please...It's easier to complain than to laugh, easier to yell than to joke around, easier to be demanding than to be satisfied.",
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