Quotes about Contentment

We may love money without having it, just as we may have money without loving it.

Contentment ... has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances.

Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man.

One hope no sooner dies in us but another rises up in its stead. We are apt to fancy that we shall be happy and satisfied if we possess ourselves of such and such particular enjoyments; but either by reason of their emptiness, or the natural inquietude of the mind, we have no sooner gained one point, but we extend our hopes to another. We still find new inviting scenes and landscapes lying behind those which at a distance terminated our view.

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

True happiness... arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self.

When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow;

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Find a place where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

The inspired Scriptures make the clear distinction between false and true riches and make plain the reason why happiness is gained and fully enjoyed only by those who find true riches.

I cleared my throat and recited my pass phrase. Each word appeared on my display as I said it. "No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful.

It occurred to me then that for the first time in as long as I could remember, I had absolutely no desire to log back into the OASIS.