Contentment Quotes

“Gratitude and love are always multiplied when you give freely. It is an infinite source of contentment and prosperous energy.”

“The beauty of the soul enfold in spiritual-life.”

“Life’s contentment is like an abstract edifice with a domed ceiling of insanity”

“Real poverty is when hunger pangs force from my mind all thoughts but those of food. Real poverty is when the children are not dressed warmly enough for winter. Real poverty is when the housing we can afford is not adequate to the needs of our families. On the other hand, real poverty is - equally - when I have eaten so much that I am uncomfortable, and again, my thoughts center on food. Or when I have so many clothes that I have to spend a lot of mental energy making choices among them or finding ways to store them. Or when, regardless of my living conditions, I am discontent and brooding about how to have more. Real poverty is when material things are uppermost and pressing - whether because we have too few or too many of them. It is poverty, because the human mind and spirit are made for higher things, worthier pursuits.”

“Life is all I have, it is enough!”

“Things can be added, but that doesn't mean that anything is missing.”

“Keep your head up, your faith strong, and your eyes open for the little miracles all around you…because they are there, just waiting to be discovered.”

“We just wanna be the happy bums that we are. That's all.”

“Think of a world where “Detachment”, “Gratitude” and “Empathy” were subjects included in every grade school’s curriculum. A new generation would emerge with an attitude of peace, contentment and an overall appreciation for everything and everyone”

“If you look at their intentions, examine their motives, and scrutinize what brings them contentment – how can people hide who they are? How can they hide who they really are?”

“On an even subtler dimension, clarity, intuitive knowledge and contentment are primarily determined by chemical and hormonal balances in the body and brain. Most of this is entirely manipulable through fairly simple physical exercises that anyone can do.”

“Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.”

“Opportunities do not come in fancy wrappers; only toffees do which give just temporary contentment. Toil to unwrap the real one, covered in hardships.”

“I like to feel and understand people's contentment with what I've done.”

“Being content with what you have already is an art form that leads to a peace that can’t be replaced by anything else.”

“Happiness grows best in the soil of contentment.”

“Contentment and happiness didn't exist in my life for more than a few moments at a time, and they were really only illusionary. There was always something hidden. Lying in wait to spring up and ruin everything.”

“When you have a distaste for what is not yours, you have set the stage for what is yours.”

“You will never accept gratitude as a solution to your problems, until you have reached the last stage of grief--acceptance.”

“It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination. We have a better chance of seeing where we are when we stop trying to get somewhere else. We can enjoy every moment of movement, as long as where we are is as good as where we'd like to be. That's not to say that you need to be satisfied forever with where you are today. But you need to honor what you've accomplished, rather than thinking of what's left to be done (p. 159).”