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

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

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of read more

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

To the right, books; to the left, a tea-cup. In front of me, the fireplace; behind me, the post. There read more

To the right, books; to the left, a tea-cup. In front of me, the fireplace; behind me, the post. There is no greater happiness than this.

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.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Happiness means quiet nerves.

Happiness means quiet nerves.

Patience is the key to contentment.

Patience is the key to contentment.

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.