Contented Quotes

270 Contented quotes by 213 unique authors

Be contented with whatsoever is; never ask for more. The moment you ask for more you have asked for hell. The moment you ask for… — Rajneesh
You have to take the responsibility totally, that it is you who decides either to be in misery or to be in blessing. If you… — Rajneesh
Desire is our imprisonment. The man who wants nothing, who is absolutely contented as he is, is free of all bondage. He has attained to… — Rajneesh
She feels so contented in giving birth to a child, in helping the child to grow; and that's why she does not need any other… — Rajneesh
A buddha laughs too, but his laughter has the quality of a smile. His laughter has the feminine quality of grace. When an ignorant person… — Rajneesh
I have learnt that all our theories are not Truth itself, but resting places or stages on the way to the conquest of Truth, and… — Justus von Liebig
Most of God's people are contented to be saved from the hell that is without; they are not so anxious to be saved from the… — Robert Murray M'Cheyne
....that the mounds of ices, and the bowls of mint-julep and sherry cobbler they make in these latitudes, are refreshments never to be thought of… — Charles Dickens
If your enemies see that you grow courageous, and that you will neither be seduced by flatteries nor disheartened by the pains and trials of… — Henry Suso
What man have you ever seen who was contented with one crime only? — Juvenal
The rapid growth of industry, the ever increasing population and the imperative need for more varied, wholesome and nourishing foodstuff makes it all the more… — George Washington Carver
You are the person who has to decide. Whether you'll do it or toss it aside; You are the person who makes up your mind.… — Edgar Guest
If men could be contented to be what they are, there were no fear in marriage. — William Shakespeare
Happiness blooms naturally in the hearts of those who are inwardly free. It flows spontaneously, like a mountain spring after April showers, in minds that… — Paramahansa Yogananda
He alone who walks strict and upright, and who, in matters of opinion, will be contented that others should be as free as himself and… — Thomas Jefferson
How much it is to be regretted, that the British ladies should ever sit down contented to polish, when they are able to reform; to… — Hannah More
When men are employed they are best contented. — Benjamin Franklin
I fear I have not one good word to say this fair morning, though the sun shines so encouragingly on the distant hills and gentle… — Margaret Fuller
It is not a lack of real affection that scares me away again and again from marriage. Is it a fear of the comfortable life,… — Albert Einstein
Who doesn’t? I cry and smile every day. I grew up scared, because I was so skinny and had no boobs. It’s only now that I… — Kaya Scodelario
Once the minority of House and Senate are comfortable in their minority status, they will have no problem socializing with the Republicans. Any farmer will… — Grover Norquist
A contented mind is the best source for trouble. — Plautus
We cannot be contented because we are happy, and we cannot be happy because we are contented. — Walter Savage Landor
Men are to be guided only by their self-interests. Good government is a good balancing of these; and, except a keen eye and appetite for… — Thomas Carlyle
The contented and economically comfortable have a very discriminating view of government. Nobody is ever indignant about bailing out failed banks and failed savings and… — John Kenneth Galbraith

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