Satire Quote by Edwin Abbott Abbott

...learn this lesson, that to be self-contented is to be vile and ignorant, and that to aspire is better than to be blindly and…

— Edwin A. Abbott

“Yet mark his perfect self-contentment, and hence learn his lesson, that to be self-contented is to be vile and ignorant, and that to aspire…

— Edwin Abbott Abbott

“Behold yon miserable creature. That Point is a Being like ourselves, but confined to the non-dimensional Gulf. He is himself his own World, his…

— Edwin A. Abbott

“I have come to believe that contentment is a virtue we can aspire to rather than a state we can achieve.”

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“To be content is to live without your wants.”

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“Contentment can only be found in not envying others or comparing yourself to them but in being satisfied with what you have.”

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“The real happiness is self-contentment.”

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“Contentment should not be confused with smugness… Contentment is being happy despite of the successes and failures.”

— Girdhar Joshi

“The search for contentment is, therefore, not merely a self-preserving and self-benefiting act, but also a generous gift to the world. You cease being…

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“The path to contentment, then, is to stop comparing ourselves to these ideals. Stop judging ourselves. Let go of the ideals. And gradually learn…

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“Contentment is a deep satisfaction with the will of God.”

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“Self is found in knowledge, devotion and concentration, in integrity, purity, moderation, self-control and intelligence.”

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