Acceptance Quote by William Hazlitt

A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him

— François De La Rochefoucauld

Whenever you see a man who is successful in society, try to discover what makes him pleasing, and if possible adopt his system.

— Benjamin Disraeli

“The source of every disobedience, indifference, and passion is self-satisfaction. The source of every obedience, vigilance, and virtue is dissatisfaction with one’s self. It…

— Ibn Ata Illah

No man can be satisfied with his attainment, although he may be satisfied with his circumstances.

— Frank Arthur Swinnerton

Every satisfaction he attains lays the seeds of some new desire, so that there is no end to the wishes of each individual will.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

No utopia can ever give satisfaction to everyone, all the time. As their material conditions improve, men raise their sights and become discontented with…

— Arthur C. Clarke

There is no state of satisfaction, because to himself no man is a success.

— Ellen Glasgow

Satisfaction, for us, is only a brief thing. The man who acquires wealth does not reach a point where he has enough. Success for…

— Neal Asher

Human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself.

— Dalai Lama

We may observe that, in displaying the praises of any humane, beneficent man, there is one circumstance which never fails to be amply insisted…

— David Hume

Since every man is obliged to promote happiness and virtue, he should be careful not to mislead unwary minds, by appearing to set too…

— Samuel Johnson

“The man of ambition thinks to find his good in the operations of others; the man of pleasure in his own sensations; but the…

— marcus aurelius