Contentment Quotes

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There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility. — Abu Bakr
Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good… — J. G. Ballard
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world. — Joseph Addison
I am sensible of the velocity of the moments, and entering that part of my head alert to the motion of the world I am… — Harold Brodkey
Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels. — Bertolt Brecht
A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase… — Fanny Burney
True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it.… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no… — Chanakya
How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone. — Coco Chanel
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as… — Stewart Alsop
In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor. — William Ames
True humility is contentment. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. — Maya Angelou
The voice of the special rebels and prophets, recommending discontent, should, as I have said, sound now and then suddenly, like a trumpet. But the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Our modern Western culture only recognises the first of these, freedom of desires. It then worships such a freedom by enshrining it at the forefront… — Ajahn Brahm
Not contentment, but more power; not peace at any price, but war; not virtue, but efficiency (virtue in the Renaissance sense, virtu , virtue free… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Today, people are talking about many things: the danger of war and frequent clashes, water and air pollution, hunger, the increasing erosion of moral values,… — Fethullah Gulen
Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away... — Kristin Armstrong
Yes, in the poor man's garden grow Far more than herbs and flowers - Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And Joy for weary hours. — Mary Howitt

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