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If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper read more
If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
If you can look back on your life with contentment, you have one of man's most precious gifts -- a read more
If you can look back on your life with contentment, you have one of man's most precious gifts -- a selective memory.
He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
One who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do. He has read more
One who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do. He has lain down to die, and the grass is already over him.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
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.
