Contentment Quotes · Page 15

Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.

— Anonymous

“Health is the highest prize. Contentment is the greatest wealth. A loyal friend is the best relative. Nirvana is supreme bliss.”

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

“Each time you set and reach a goal, you'll discover a sense of contentment that breeds a stronger sense of direction and…

— Emilie Barnes

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

— Lao Tzu

Though my own life is filled with activity, letters encourage momentary escape into other lives, and I come back to my own…

— Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey

I only seem negative to the fortunate. That's because I show the less fortunate that they aren't less fortunate after all.

— Criss Jami

Gather the crumbs of happiness and they will make you a loaf of contentment.

— Anonymous

She had nothing to wish otherwise, but that the days did not pass so swiftly. It was a delightful visit;-perfect, in being…

— Jane Austen

“spirits bring contentment for a time carry us closer to the sacred moving through bitterness our yearning to hold on to moments…

— bell hooks

When a man is able to be alone he is also able to love. And his love has a totally different quality,…

— Anonymous

There is a part of you that is Love itself, and that is what we must fall into. It is already there.…

— Richard Rohr

I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go…

— Epictetus

“She pats my knee. I’m going to tell you something my grandmother told me when I was fifteen years old. 'Eliza, you…

— Erynn Mangum

Eventually, we reach the point where we start to realize that we are not going to find peace, contentment, happiness, strength, fearlessness…

— Guy Finley

“The search for contentment is, therefore, not merely a self-preserving and self-benefiting act, but also a generous gift to the world. You…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

The happiest persons may not have the best everything in life but they are good in making the best of everything that…

— Reavelle Valdoria

Sometimes We Think We Have So Little... Little Blessings, Little Work, Little Salary, Little Allowance. But If We Start To Appreciate The…

— Pacifiersucker

“...it has crossed my mind that the key to happiness should not be found in a man. That an independent, strong woman…

— Emily Giffin

In a consumer society, expectations dare not plateau, because a growing economy depends on rising expectations... The more we let our level…

— Paul Brand

The word contentment comes from the word content, which is what we hold inside - love, value, a feeling of a life…

— Tom Shadyac

“...I should always find, the calamities of life were shared among the upper and lower part of mankind; but that middle station…

— Daniel Defoe

Fertility says, "Can you relax and just let things happen?" I ask, does she mean, like disasters, like pain, like misery? Can…

— Chuck Palahniuk

The false fronts, the tear-filled raspy whispers in my head reminding me that someday it will get better, and all of the…

— SweetMisery

There are, indeed, two forms of discontent: one laborious, the other indolent and complaining. We respect the man of laborious desire, but…

— John Ruskin

I find it very difficult just to sit. I would love to learn how to do that with contentment.

— Hume Cronyn

Insecurity is like a cancer that little by little will destroy your personality.Just be yourself and you will be healthy.

— Louaiq8

“In the grand scheme of self-discovery and personal empowerment, nothing else truly matters if you find contentment within yourself...”

— Ramona I

I'm sounding like Oprah, but if you're not practicing contentment where you are now, you're not getting contentment when you get what…

— Tony Hale

“Wishing for more, for something different, for something better at the expense of contentment in the moment robs us of life.”

— S.J. Scott

Enjoy the time you have now, live in this moment and never look back. Whatever happens, happens. Don't stress.

— Kemmy Nola

Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers, and are famous preservers of good looks.

— Charles Dickens

Loving someone doesn't mean you have to be together. Sometimes you just have to be friends and be contented with the connection…

— Anonymous

Misery, anger, indignation, discomfort-those conditions produce literature. Contentment-never. So there you are.

— T. E. Lawrence

“Alditha wondered if perhaps the key [to] contentment was not what they had, but seeing the beauty in what they had already…

— Sarah Holman

To be well skilled in the mystery of Christian contentment is the duty, glory and excellence of a Christian.

— Jeremiah Burroughs

“If we cannot be contented with our current lives and possessions, then we are feeding an appetite that no amount of money…

— Breanna Sampson

I don't have everything I want but I have everything I need. That's contentment.

— James MacDonald

There's such a thing as too much happiness and sadness. What I'm after is contentment.

— Ray Charles

“I think, That all departures, Teach one To celebrate the togetherness Of the moments spent In contentment, Rather than grieving For the…

— Neelam Saxena Chandra

Choosing to be positive and grateful for what you have now is going to determine how you're going to live the rest…

— Suman Rai