Contentment Quotes

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I looked at all friends, and did not find a better friend than safeguarding the tongue. I thought about all dresses, but did not find… — Umar
Whatever the situation may be, in the recollection of death there is reward and merit. For even the man engrossed in the world benefits from… — Al-Ghazali
By Allah, whenever I endure any adversity I gain four blessings of Allah in exchange. The first of them is, when the adversity is not… — Umar
We find that the more a cultivated reason devotes itself to the aim of enjoying life and happiness, the further does man get away from… — Immanuel Kant
At different stages in our lives, the signs of love may vary: dependence, attraction, contentment, worry, loyalty, grief, but at heart the source is always… — Michael Dorris
Psychiatrists declare that most of our fatigue derives from our mental and emotional attitudes... What kinds of emotional factors tire the sedentary (or sitting) worker?… — Dale Carnegie
If you have easy self-contentment, you might have a very, very cheap source of happiness. — Leon Kass
Life is trying to teach us one thing: to see the Eck, Holy Spirit, in the eyes of all we meet. This means that those… — Harold Klemp
I had no fear of the stream's perils, and I listened with the greatest contentment to the quiet slap of water on rocks, the running… — Clare B. Dunkle
Contentment is knowing you're right. Happiness is knowing someone else is wrong. — Bill Bailey
Watching too much TV can triple our hunger for more possessions, while reducing our personal contentment by about 5 percent for every hour a day… — David Niven
A feverish, fearless writer, Justin Taylor delivers 'blessed pleasure' in translating the 'baffling Christ babble' in The Gospel of Anarchy, a novel whose shiftless characters,… — Christine Schutt
Once you have the View, although the delusory perceptions of samsara may arise in your mind, you will be like the sky; when a rainbow… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
The main thing for inner contentment is to be in a state of grace. And there is an artistic state of grace, for art is… — Georges Rodenbach
A feeling that greater possessions, no matter of what kind they may be, will of themselves bring contentment or happiness, is a misunderstanding.Â No person,… — Genevieve Behrend
The way to healthy living is to shift from quantitative economic growth to quality of life, food, water and air - to shift from craving… — Satish Kumar
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress. — Epictetus
Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you. — Marcus Aurelius
Egolessness is contentment. Egoless, you don't expect anything, and just a small child smiles at you, but it is so beautiful. What else could you… — Rajneesh
To his sister-in-law: What a contrast between us! You live a warm and glowing life, surrounded by loved ones whom you care for and who… — Alfred Nobel

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