Contentment Quotes

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Above all, let us never forget that an act of goodness is in itself an act of happiness. It is the flower of a long… — Maurice Maeterlinck
What is good? All that enhances the feeling of power, the Will to Power, and the power itself in man. What is bad? All that… — Friedrich Nietzsche
When the shoe fits, the foot is forgotten; when the belt fits, the belly is forgotten; when the heart is right, "for" and "against" are… — Zhuangzi
We are not to make the ideas of contentment and aspiration quarrel, for God made them fast friends. A man may aspire, and yet be… — Henry Ward Beecher
If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably. — Plautus
Christian contentment, therefore, is the direct fruit of having no higher ambition than to belong to the Lord and to be totally at His disposal… — Sinclair B. Ferguson
There is no solid satisfaction in any career for a woman like myself. There is no home, no true freedom, no hope, no joy, no… — Taylor Caldwell
...I will praise the English climate till I dieâ€”even if I die of the English climate. There is no weather so good as English weather.… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is very strange, this domination of our intellect by our digestive organs. We cannot work, we cannot think, unless our stomach wills so. It… — Jerome K. Jerome
It seems that everyone has their own inexplicable fear to have nightmares about. We need nightmares to keep ourselves entertained, and fend off the contentment… — Louis de Bernieres
All goes back to the earth, and so I do not desire pride of excess or power, but the contentments made by men who have… — Wendell Berry
Contentment, then, is the product of a heart resting in God. It is the soulâ€™s enjoyment of that peace that passes all understanding. It is… — Arthur W. Pink
If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure. — Saadi
On the occasions when I have pondered over men's various activities, the dangers and worries they are exposed to at court or at war, from… — Blaise Pascal
If we have youth, beauty, blessed gifts, strength, if we find fame, fortune, favor, fulfillment, it is easy to be nice, to turn a warm… — Oliver Sacks
Be content with what thou hast received, and smooth thy frowning forehead, for the door of choice is not open either to thee or me. — Hafez
Familiarity breeds contentment. — George Ade
The majority of persons choose their wives with as little prudence as they eat. They see a troll with nothing else to recommend her but… — Edward Dahlberg
If you would know contentment, let your deeds be few. — Democritus
Let me say this: bein a idiot is no box of chocolates. — Winston Groom

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