Quotes about Contentment

There lies the image of our past and of our future, cried Alleyne, as they rode on upon their way. Now, which is better, to till God's earth, to have happy faces round one's knee, and to love and be loved, or to sit forever moaning over one's own soul, like a mother over a sick babe?

Here is Gregson coming down the road with beatitude written upon every feature of his face.

What a man is contributes much more to his happiness than what he has or how he is regarded by others.

The happiness we receive from ourselves is greater than that which we obtain from our surroundings[1]

Therefore, without doubt, the happiest destiny on earth is to have the rare gift of a rich individuality, and, more especially to be possessed of a good endowment of intellect; this is the happiest destiny, though it may not be, after all, a very brilliant one.

Money will not purchase happiness for the man who has no concept of what he wants.

He never felt lonliness except when he was happy.

No happy person can be quite so impervious to pain (Gail Wynand to Dominique Francon)

For it is good to cleave to God, and to put our hopes in the Lord, so that, when we have exchanged this poor life for the kingdom of heaven, we may cry aloud: 'Whom have I in heaven but thee? There is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.' Assuredly, when we have found such wealth in heaven, we may well grieve to have sought after poor passing pleasures here on earth.

Thank God for the things that I do not own.

One man asked another on the death of a mutual friend, How much did he leave? His friend responded, He left it all.

Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.