The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.

The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

He that is well paid is well satisfied.

He that is well paid is well satisfied.

Try to be like the turtle -- at ease in your own shell.

Try to be like the turtle -- at ease in your own shell.

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, read more

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.