Contentment Quote by Julianne MacLean

“Bev Pettersen writes with flair and a down-to-earth warmth that will make you smile and sigh with contentment.”

Julianne MacLean

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“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without adversity.” – Donina Va’a Renata”

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“you have never made me ashamed of it " ------- replay: that is because in my eyes you were always above that.”

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Life is hard. It’s cruel sometimes. It’s merciless and unfair, but we all go through difficult times, one way or another. You’ve had more than your share of knocks lately, I’ll give you that, but it doesn’t mean you get to quit. No one gets to quit. You keep fighting, every day, and sooner or later, the grief fades a…

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“No one gets to quit. You keep fighting, every day, and sooner or later, the grief fades a little. You grow stronger, find joy…

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I have learned that most of us must face some form of challenge in our lives. But without hardship, we wouldn’t learn and grow.

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“He was the luckiest man on earth, and he didn’t know why.”

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“But that’s life, isn’t it? For all we know, each day could be our last.”

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Writing is a solitary occupation, and we like it that way.

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If you can find as much happiness at the bottom of the ladder of success as you can at the top, then you understand…

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“When we perform at our highest level of potential, we are content. Because we have given I best in what we enjoy doing.”

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Money is made at Christmas out of holly and mistletoe, but who save the vendors would greatly care if no green branch were procurable? One symbol, indeed, has obscured all others-the minted round of metal. And one may safely say that, of all the ages since a coin first became the symbol of power, ours is that in which it…

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Pleasure simply brings more craving, but the problem is that we try to get contentment through pleasure. True contentment can only come through service.

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Every human always wants more. We're never satisfied. True happiness doesn't come until we're fully satisfied with what we have.

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“I was so nearly happy. There remained only a tiny something, something unexplained and inexplicable that buzzed in my ear when the lights were…

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I know well, Monsieur, how much you have to endure in your present duty, and I ask Our Lord to strengthen you in your difficulties. It is in such circumstances that we acquire virtue; where there is no suffering, there is little merit. My wish is that God may grant us great indifference with regard to duties. O Monsieur, how…

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