Quotes about Contentment
I am at peace with God and all mankind.
- Harriet Tubman
The home is the empire! There is no peace more delightful than one's own fireplace.
- Cicero
The sober comfort, all the peace which springs from the large aggregate of little things.
- Hannah More
God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.
- CS Lewis
Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.
- James K. Polk
Contentment is just the realization that God has already provided for me today all that I need for my present peace and happiness.
- Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.
- John of the Cross
This is the secret of joy. We shall no longer strive for our own way; but commit ourselves, easily and simply, to God's way, acquiesce in His will, and in so doing find our peace.
- Evelyn Underhill
Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
- John Ortberg
My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.
- Denzel Washington
Happiness consists not of having, but of being. It is a warm glow of the heart at peace with itself.
- David O. McKay
I appreciate all that I am and all that I have. Stop focusing on what you do not have, and shift your consciousness to an appreciation for all that you are and all that you do have.
- Wayne Dyer