344 quotes found
“Gracious Providence, to whom I owe all my powers, why didst thou not withhold some of those blessings I possess, and substitute in their place a feeling of self-confidence and contentment?”
“Whatever the misery, he could not regain contentment with a world which, once doubted, became absurd.”
“Humility is patient because it is neither past nor forward seeking it is content.”
“Its up to us to choose contentment and thankfulness nowand to stop imagining that we have to have everything perfect before well be happy.”
“Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have.”
“Charlie Brown: A penny! Rats! Why couldn't I have found a nickel? What good is a penny these days? Why do things like that always happen to me?! *walks off frustrated*Lucy: Gee, he found a penny! W...”
“One of the fastest ways to dispel greed is for a person to realize how blessed he already is.”
“Contentment and gratitude are signs that you are worthy of further receivership.”
“Happiness is in contentment, gratitude, and love. It is a lifestyle, not a location.”
“London is satisfied, Paris is resigned, but New York is always hopeful. Always it believes that something good is about to come off, and it must hurry to meet it.”
“...I should always find, the calamities of life were shared among the upper and lower part of mankind; but that middle station had the fewest disasters, and was not exposed to so many vicissitudes ...”
“The truth is, new furniture or a better house will never really satisfy - they will just set new, higher standards for what is acceptable to us for our comfort and contentment. When you take care o...”
“If you're not content with the small things, then you won't be content with the big things.”
“We all have a suspicion and hope that we've just been part of something special, something that may eventually change our lives. That no one else knows this makes it seem like we are living with a ...”
“There was no keenness in the eyes; they seemed rather to be shedding love than making observations; they had the liquid look which tells that the mind is full of what it has to give out, rather tha...”
“There was a form of contentment in doing what she could and not worrying about the rest.”
“It was a life, she eventually concluded, that had been lived in the middle ground, where contentment and love were found in the smallest details of people's lives. It was a life of dignity and hono...”
“Recently I keep thinking that this isnt about the survival of a species. Its about why were never satisfied with what we need, why we always take a bit more.”
“The easiest way to combat greed is by recognizing the value of contentment and simplicity.”
“Desire is insatiable as death, but He who fills all in all can fill it. The capacity of our wishes who can measure? But the immeasurable wealth of God can more than overflow it.”
