Quotes about Contentment

Joy is not getting what you want; it's appreciating what you have.

Joy is not getting what you want. It's fully appreciating what you have. And it starts with the basics, like water.

Don't accumulate possessions, accumulate experiences or vice versa.

The healthiest, holiest, and happiest people on the planet are those who laugh at themselves the most.

It's not about success and failure. It's not about good days and bad days. It's not about wealth or poverty. It's not about health or sickness. It's not even about life or death. It's about glorifying God in whatever circumstance you find yourself in.

Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.

I am pushing sixty. That is enough exercise for me.

Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.

Don't let regrets about the past or worries about the future rob you of your enjoyment of the present.

If you want to have sustained joy, you have to not only make sure that you think right, but you also have to make decisions now that are going to guarantee some joy in the future.