Contentment Quote by Eugene O'Neill

Contentment is not happiness. An oyster may be contented. Happiness is compounded of richer elements.

— Christian Nestell Bovee

There's such a thing as too much happiness and sadness. What I'm after is contentment.

— Ray Charles

Contentment is the main attitude for happiness.

— Anonymous

Don't confuse contentment with happiness...

— Chris Wooding

Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad.

— Victor Hugo

Contentment is the only one substitute for happiness.

— Kishore Bansal

Both happy and sad people can be cheered up by a nice meal,

— Laurie Colwin

Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Happiness is so nonsynonymous with joy or pleasure that it is not infrequently sought and felt in grief and deprivation.

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

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— Betty Smith

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— Dalai Lama

Contentment is the equilibrium between the enjoyment of life now and the anticipation of what is to come.

— Priscilla Shirer