Blessing Quote by Samuel Johnson

Instead of complaining at his lot, a contented man is thankful that his condition and circumstances are no worse than they are. Instead of…

— Arthur W. Pink

He who does not desire much more from things than knowledge of them easily makes peace with his soul.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Those who want much, are always much in need; happy the man to whom God gives with a sparing hand what is sufficient for…

— Horace

Less the number of selfish wishes, more the mental strength he gains to work with.

— Anuj Somany

“He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want -- not to be admired, as he had feared; not to…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Good sense is of all things in the world the most equally distributed, for everybody thinks he is so well supplied with it, that…

— Rene Descartes

Mingled vanity and pride appear in this, that when miserable men do seek after God, instead of ascending higher than themselves as they ought…

— John Calvin

But all provisions that He (God) has made for the gratification of our senses…are much inferior to the provision, the wonderful provision that He…

— John Adams

“He was increasingly doubtful of the existence of any God; but he hoped it was a vengeful one.”

— Francine Mathews

Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he…

— Jean de la Bruyere

“This praise, though far from fulsome, gave me pleasure and that is to my shame. But there was something in him, some power of…

— Barry Unsworth

No one is satisfied with his fortune, nor dissatisfied with his intellect

— Anonymous