Quotes about Contentment

The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie. It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It is not the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we drink in every night.

He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.

Happiness begins where selfishness ends.

Riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away.

By resting content with small blessings, we disqualify ourselves for receiving the Spirit in unlimited fullness.

Time—that true happiness is found, not in the indulgence of pride and luxury, but in communion with God through his created works.

Most women want their youth back again; but I wouldn't have mine back at any price. The worst years of my life are behind me, and my best ones ahead.

it is good for a man to do right, and to leave happiness to take care of itself...

Most of us spend so much time thinking about where we have been or where we are supposed to be going that we have a hard time recognizing where we actually are. When someone asks us where we want to be in our lives, the last thing that occurs to us is to look down at our feet and say, "Here, I guess, since this is where I am.

Though it seems curious, I do not remember ever asking for anything but what I got it. And I always received it as an answer to my prayers.

I have been a woman for 46 years and I only recently realized I can't change it and I like it.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.