Contented Quotes

270 quotes by 213 authors

I had a longing for ritual, something I could cling to, a routine to make me feel well and contented. I hoped that reading Bible… — Jack Dee
Pray for a peaceful and contented mind in all circumstances. — Mata Amritanandamayi
Were a man to order his life by the rules of true reason, a frugal substance joined to a contented mind is for him great… — Lucretius
Once I should have been, if not satisfied, partially, at least, contented with suffrage for the intelligent and those who have been soldiers; now I… — Salmon P. Chase
Man is never perfect nor contented. — Jules Verne
That is the worst moment, when you feel you have lost / The desires for all that was most desirable, / Before you are contented… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Happiness is a rare plant that seldom takes root on earth-few ever enjoyed it, except for a brief period; the search after it is rarely… — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
The most outstanding characteristic of Eastern civilization is to know contentment, whereas that of Western civilization is not to know contentment. Contented Easterners are satisfied… — Hu Shih
The scientist is not much given to talking of the riddle of the universe. "Riddle" is not a scientific term. The conception of a riddle… — Charles Proteus Steinmetz
I know it is more agreeable to walk upon carpets than to lie upon dungeon floors, I know it is pleasant to have all the… — Henry Ward Beecher
We must be contented to amuse, when we cannot inform. — Thomas Jefferson
The people no longer seek consolation in art. But the refined people, the rich, the idlers seek the new, the extraordinary, the extravagant, the scandalous.… — Pablo Picasso
The art of life consists in taking each event which befalls us with a contented mind, confident of good. ... With this method ... rejoice… — James Freeman Clarke
Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy To see how plump… — Ben Jonson
A Bradypus or Sloth am I, / I live a life of ease, / Contented not to do or die / But idle as I… — Michael Flanders
The truly miserable have a timbre in their voices strong enough to erase smiles from the faces and souls of the contented. — St. Jerome
To possess is past the instant; we achieve the joy, immortality contented, were anomaly. — Emily Dickinson
It is indeed surprising that a man inspite of his belief in the Fire of Jahannum is still able to laugh, and inspite of his… — Moses
Reduce your wants and lead a happy and contented life. Never hurt the feelings of others and be kind to all. Think of God as… — Dharma Mittra
If we would have our citizens contented and law-abiding, we must not sow the seeds of discontent in childhood by denying children their birthright of… — Theodore Roosevelt

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