Quotes about Contentment

We should aim rather at leveling down our desires than leveling up our means.

Our problem is not that we desire too much but too little.

Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.

Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.

After all, conflict arises, does it not, through the desire to be something, to be other than what is.

All envy is proportionate to desire.

Expectation ... quickens desire, while possession deadens it.

Count not thyself to have found true peace, if thou hast felt no grief; nor that then all is well if thou hast no adversary; nor that this is perfect, if all things fall out according to thy desire.

I think the things we want most in life, the things we think will set us free, are not the thing we need.

Right, but you know, what would any of us lose by losing our possessions. Maybe we would gain something, like relationships, like the beauty of good friends, intimacy, you know what I mean, man? Like we wouldn't be losing anything if we lost our stuff, we'd be gaining everything.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you like them for who they are. And when you stop expecting material possessions to complete you, you'd be surprised how much pleasure you get from material possessions. And when you stop expecting God to end all your troubles, you'd be surprised how much you like spending time with God.

We were meant to enjoy life, not be drowned by it.