Quotes about Contentment

When my mouth shall be filled with dust, and the worm shall feed, and feed sweetly upon me, when the ambitious man shall have no satisfaction if the poorest alive tread upon him, nor the poorest receive any contentment in being made equal to princes, for they shall be equal but in dust.

The more things that can bring you joy in life, the better.

They pass peaceful lives who ignore mine and thine.

I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?

There are days when I am envious of my hens: when I hunger for a purpose as perfect and sure as a single daily egg.

When we touch the foundation of the reality of the good news of God, we will never bother Him anymore with little personal complaints.

When you have got a thing where you want, it is a good thing to leave it where it is.

Great grace and small gifts are better than great gifts and no grace.

Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, 'Boy, those were great old days.' Well, you know, we're living in the good old days.

There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.

Happiness is a quality of the soul...not a function of one's material circumstances.