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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.
Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.
Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.
Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.
Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.
The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire read more
The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach.
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once read more
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
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, but never with what we are.
It is right to be contented with what we have, but never with what we are.
Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.
Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.
