Contentment Quotes

695 Contentment quotes by 458 unique authors

You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God. — John Ortberg
Contentment is for cows; a challenging purpose is for people. — Denis Waitley
Happiness comes out of contentment, and contentment always comes out of service. — Harbhajan Singh
Finding happiness is like finding yourself. You don't find happiness, you make happiness. You choose happiness. Self-actualization is a process of discovering who you are,… — David Leonhardt
No Congress of the United States ever assembled, on surveying the state of the Union, has met with a more pleasing prospect than that which… — Calvin Coolidge
Contentment comes from wanting what we need, not needing what we want. — Wayne Gerard Trotman
Misery, anger, indignation, discomfort-those conditions produce literature. Contentment-never. So there you are. — T.E. Lawrence
In parting, I would like to give you one small piece of advice to keep in your heart. You may have heard me say this… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Pay attention to that unchanging part of yourself. It is perfect. At the source of life, and only there, one finds peace, harmony, and the… — Deepak Chopra
The virtue of contentment is the acquiescence of the mind in the lot God has given — William Ames
When [the saints] perform actions to God, then the soul says: 'Oh! that I could do what pleases God!' When they come to suffer any… — Jeremiah Burroughs
Now this is a mystery to a carnal heart. They can see no such thing; perhaps they think God loves them when he prospers them… — Jeremiah Burroughs
My brethren, the reason why you have not got contentment in the things of the world is not because you have not got enough of… — Jeremiah Burroughs
To be well skilled in the mystery of Christian contentment is the duty, glory and excellence of a Christian. — Jeremiah Burroughs
Happy are those who evolve from within. — Amit Abraham
Experiment with this a little. During these days that you are here with me, don't nourish any desire for happiness, and then see how your… — Rajneesh
A good life with contentment is itself a great wealth. For we brought nothing with us into this world, and we can take nothing out… — Saint Timothy
When we do what is right, we have contentment, peace and happiness. — Beverly LaHaye
When we are set free from the bondage of pleasing others, when we are free from currying others'approval-then no one will be able to make… — Kay Arthur
To know people is wisdom, but to know yourself is enlightenment. to master people takes force, but to master yourself takes strength. to know contentment… — Laozi
As long as we think our lives are not good enough (materially), we will not have happiness. As soon as we realize our lives are… — Nhat Hanh
Do not blindly believe what others say. See for yourself what brings contentment, clarity and peace. That is the path for you to follow. — Gautama Buddha
Twenty-four hours a day one looks for contentment in eight different directions but one must also explore the ninth place, which is to their own… — Guru Angad
There is no treasure equal to contentment and no virtue equal to fortitude. — Sarada Devi
The noblest mind the best contentment has — Edmund Spenser

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