Contentment Quotes

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I'm not "happy" but I'm not unhappy about it. — Alan Bennett
There had to be something wrong with my life. I should have been born a Yugoslavian shepherd who looked up at the Big Dipper every… — Haruki Murakami
Being content is perhaps no less easy than playing the violin well: and requires no less practice. — Alain de Botton
Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience. — Charles R. Swindoll
Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial. — Charles R. Swindoll
For unless one is able to live fully in the present, the future is a hoax. There is no point whatever in making plans for… — Alan Watts
But there was still something missing. Something that nagged at her-an emptiness she couldn't explain. There were mornings she woke with her heart pounding wildly… — Kirsten Miller
Why is it, I wonder, that people suffer, when there is so little need, when an effort of will and some hard work would bring… — Richard Llewellyn
The secret of contentment is never to allow yourself to want anything which reason tells you you haven't a chance of getting. — P.D. James
My personal opinion is that the neutral position on the mood spectrumâ€”what I called emotional sea levelâ€”is not happiness but rather contentment and the calm… — Andrew Weil
Contentment and happiness didn't exist in my life for more than a few moments at a time, and they were really only illusionary. There was… — Sylvia Day
Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful. — Hazrat Inayat Khan
He found himself in habiting the vast, empty plateau where most people live, between boredom and contentment. — Jess Walter
It is not enough to be happy, one must be content. — Victor Hugo
A house isn't a home without the ineffable contentment of a cat with its tail folded about its feet. A cat gives mystery, charm, suggestion. — Lucy Maud Montgomery
I hope you find true meaning, contentment, and passion in your life. I hope you navigate the difficult times and come out with greater strength… — Sheryl Sandberg
I think instead [of happiness] we should be working for contentment... an inner sense of fulfillment that's relatively independent of external circumstances. — Andrew Weil
I have observed this in my experience of slavery, that whenever my condition was improved, instead of increasing my contentment; it only increased my desire… — Frederick Douglass
One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad. — Elbert Hubbard
We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we… — Unknown Author

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