He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
Epicetus Light from Many Lamps
Categories: happiness satisfaction contentment

I have learned, in whatsoever state I am in, therewith to be content.
Phillipians 4:11 Holy Bible
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Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will.
Ralph Waldo Emerson The Book of Positive Quotations
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Very few live by choice. Every man is placed in his present condition by causes which acted without his foresight, and with which he did not always willingly cooperate; and therefore you will rarely meet one who does not thing the lot of his neighbor better than his own.
Samuel Johnson The Book of Positive Quotations
Categories: choice circumstances contentment envy

Joy of life seems to me to arise from a sense of being where one belongs...of being four-square with the life we have chosen. All the discontented people I know are trying sedulously to be something they are not, to do something they cannot do...
David Grayson Light from Many Lamps
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In order for us to realize genuine happiness, we must be willing to court contentment every step of the way.
Sarah Ban Breathnach Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy
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Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.
Helen Keller The Book of Positive Quotations
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A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it be--without wishing for what he has not.
Lucius Anneaus Seneca Light from Many Lamps
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If you know peace, then you thrive; if you know contentment, then you are rich.
Su Shi Zen Lessons: The Art of Leadership
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When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and bring joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.
Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., from the essay "Windows of the Soul" Handbook for the Soul
Categories: self-nurture soul joy happiness peace contentment serenity

I find that it is not the circumstances in which we are placed, but the spirit in which we face them, that constitutes our comfort.
Elizabeth T. King The Book of Positive Quotations
Categories: adversity difficulties challenges problems contentment attitude

...the supply of misery, pain, and suffering is unlimited. But so is the supply of pleasure, contentment, and fufillment. It is we who do the rationing.
Ration no more! Capture wellness this instant! This instant is all there is. Live it!
Greg Anderson The 22 Non-Negotiable Laws of Wellness
Categories: wellness happiness pleasure pain fulfillment life contentment

We always have enough to be happy if we are enjoying what we do have -- and not worrying about what we don't have.
Ken Keyes, Jr. The Book of Positive Quotations
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If thou wouldst be happy...have an indifference for more than what is sufficient.
William Penn The Book of Positive Quotations
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Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do that what one can do. So much restlessness is due to the fact that man does not know what he wants, or he wants too many things, or perhaps he wants to be somebody else, to be anybody except himself. The courage of being one's genuine self, of standing alone and of not wanting to be somebody else!
Lin Yutang Light from Many Lamps
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Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.
Grenville Kleiser The Forbes Book of Business Quotations
Categories: humor wellness body mind anxiety depression sadness friendship relationships serenity peace calm contentment

...true happiness stems from a quality within ourselves, from a way of thinking of life. Of all the millions of words written on happiness, this is the oldest and most enduring truth. If the principles of contentment are not within us, no material success, no pleasures or possessions, can make us happy.
Lillian Eichler Watson Light from Many Lamps
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Nine requisites for contented living:
Health enough to make work a pleasure.
Wealth enough to support your needs.
Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them.
Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them.
Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished.
Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor.
Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others.
Faith enough to make real the things of God.
Hope enough to remove all the anxious fears concerning the future.
Johann von Goethe The Book of Positive Quotations
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