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Where wealth and freedom reign contentment fails, And honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
All things on earth thus change, some up, some down; Content's a kingdom, and I wear that crown.
Live near to God, and so all things will appear to you little In comparison to eternal realities.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
Perhaps it's because I appreciate all I have so much that I don't worry about what I haven't got.
The same know contentment, for beauty is their lover, and beauty is never absent from this world.
Let thy discontents be thy secrets; if the world knows them 'twill despise thee and increase them.
Our purpose in life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.
Being content is perhaps no less easy than playing the violin well: and requires no less practice.
...surely I could give him--a sort of contentment... That isn't enough to give. Not for the giver.
I'll be merry and free, I'll be sad for nae-body; If nae-body cares for me, I'll care for nae-body.
Keep what you have got; the known evil is best. [Lat., Habeas ut nactus; nota mala res optima est.]
Contentment ... has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances.
Contentment is realizing that God has already provided everything we need for our present happiness.
Whatever the misery, he could not regain contentment with a world which, once doubted, became absurd.
Every book purchase made from Amazon is a vote for a culture without content and without contentment.
Contentment is not happiness. An oyster may be contented. Happiness is compounded of richer elements.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
Faith on a full stomach may be simply contentment but if you have it when you're hungry, it's genuine.
My definition of poor are those who need too much. Because those who need too much are never satisfied.
It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor-the determining factor of success and happiness is contentment.
Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
Contentment is the equilibrium between the enjoyment of life now and the anticipation of what is to come.
Contentment may be the most powerful Financial Principle. You can give more, avoid debt, and live better.
Children internalize their parents' unhappiness. Fortunately, they absorb our contentment just as readily.
But what if all the tranquility, all the comfort, all the contentment were now to come to a horrifying end?
Piety and virtue are not only delightful for the present, but they leave peace and contentment behind them.
To be well skilled in the mystery of Christian contentment is the duty, glory and excellence of a Christian.
He found himself in habiting the vast, empty plateau where most people live, between boredom and contentment.
Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
Bev Pettersen writes with flair and a down-to-earth warmth that will make you smile and sigh with contentment.
Misery, anger, indignation, discomfort-those conditions produce literature. Contentment-never. So there you are.
"And you require no answers", Foamfollower was laughing in his gladness, "You are sufficient to every question".
A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment.
Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.
There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.
Nature teaches us simplicity and contentment, because in its presence we realize we need very little to be happy.
Contentment is not escape from the battle, but rather an abiding peace and confidence in the midst of the battle.
Confidence equals contentment with self; contentment is knowing you have all you need for the present circumstances.
Who realises all the happiness he desires? Everything is in the hands of God. Therefore one should learn contentment.
Live with the gods. And he does so who constantly shows them that his soul is satisfied with what is assigned to him.
If by happiness you mean instead an ordinary contentment, then yes - I'm fairly contented. Not satisfied - contented.
Please God, we're all right here. Please leave us alone. Don't send death in his fat red suit and his ho-ho baritone.
Gradually as you become curator of your own contentment, you will learn to embrace the gentle yearnings of your heart.
There's no one there to understand, there's just understanding, which flourishes in you as peace, joy and contentment.
This is God's universal purpose for all Christian suffering: more contentment in God and less satisfaction in the world.
Contentment is wanting what you have. Ambition is wanting what another has. Progress comes from wanting what nobody has.
Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away.
Contentment can only happen as we increase desire, let it run itself out towar its fulfilment, and carry us along with it.