Contentment Quote by Frances Perkins

The discontent that lies in the human condition is not satisfied simply by material things.

— Derek Walcott

It is not being out at heels that makes a man discontented, it is being out at heart. To be contented is to be…

— Bliss Carman

It is no wonder if, under the pressure of these possibilities of suffering, men are accustomed to moderate their claims to happiness - just…

— Sigmund Freud

Filled yet Empty. Many who seem to have an abundance of everything are often the least contented & satisfied. Many who dress elegantly &…

— Patricia Mikando

A sense of contentment is crucial to being happy. Physical health, material wealth and friends contribute to this, but contentment governs our relations with…

— Dalai Lama

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

— Priscilla Shirer

I think there is something for all of us where you find a balance in your life, where you feel that everything you do…

— Wendie Malick

Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without passion, without business, without entertainment, without care. It is then that he…

— Blaise Pascal

“Fulfilled desires, like pleasures (even of the intrinsic kind), are states of achievement rather than default states. For instance, one has to work at…

— David Benatar

“Men achieve cheerfulness by moderation in pleasure and by proportion in their life excess and deficiency are apt to fluctuate and cause great changes…

— Democritus

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say…

— Dalai Lama

No one is contented in this world, I believe. There is always something left to desire, and the last thing longed for always seems…

— Marie Corelli