Contentment Quotes

695 Contentment quotes by 458 unique authors

The three indispensable of genius are: understanding, feeling, and perseverance; the three things that enrich genius are: contentment of mind, the cherishing of good thoughts,… — Robert Southey
When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities. — Charles R. Swindoll
Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants. — Epictetus
As we become curators of our own contentment on the Simple Abundance path... we learn to savor the small with a grateful heart. — Sarah Ban Breathnach
...There's a lot more to be gained from being grateful than you might think. Managing your outlook towards appreciation and thankfulness feeds the soul. It… — Price Pritchett
In order to be happy we must first possess inner contentment; and inner contentment doesn't come from having all we want; but rather from wanting… — Dalai Lama
Gratitude and Contentment is the greatest worker of miracles. It transforms water into wine, grains of sand into pearls, raindrops into balsam, poverty into wealth,… — Kaspar Hauser
All your horse looks for is the thing that matters most, peace and contentment. Give it to him. — Buck Brannaman
Contentment is just the realization that God has already provided for me today all that I need for my present peace and happiness. — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
First Corinthians so clearly says that whether we eat or drink, do it all to the glory of God. It's not just self. Jesus said… — Steve Camp
Should; shouldn't; ought; oughtn't—the enemies of contentment. — Frank Delaney
Harmony is the inner cadence of contentment we feel when the melody of life is in tune. — Sarah Ban Breathnach
When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subside and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
There is no paycheck that can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from being the person you are meant to be. — Oprah Winfrey
These days, in our materialistic culture, many people are led to believe that money is the ultimate source of happiness. Consequently, when they don’t have… — Dalai Lama
Let your capital be simplicity and contentment. — Henry David Thoreau
I'm proud to have been a Yankee. But I have found more happiness and contentment since I came back home to San Francisco than any… — Joe DiMaggio
We need to strengthen such inner values as contentment, patience and tolerance, as well as compassion for others. Keeping in mind that it is expressions… — Dalai Lama
Want, or desire, arises when you are not happy. Have you seen this? When you are very happy then there is contentment. Contentment means no… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
The cure for the sin of envy and jealousy is to find our contentment in God — Jerry Bridges
All that we are looking for in life - all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind - is right here in the present moment. — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
There's a difference between knowing God and knowing about God. When you truly know God, you have energy to serve Him, boldness to share Him,… — J I Packer
What stirs lyrical poets to their finest flights is neither the delight of the senses nor the fruitful contentment of the settled couple; not the… — Denis de Rougemont
To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problem of contentment. — George Edward Woodberry
I greet every new day with the words, 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.' That's the state of mind that directs me, fulfills me, and… — Wayne Dyer

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