Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial to others; with poverty, for read more

Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial to others; with poverty, for not having much to care for; and with obscurity, for being unenvied.

Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

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

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

What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others.

What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Patience is the key to contentment.

Patience is the key to contentment.

There are two kinds of discontent in this world. The discontent that works, and the discontent that wrings its hands. read more

There are two kinds of discontent in this world. The discontent that works, and the discontent that wrings its hands. The first gets what it wants. The second loses what it has. There's no cure for the first, but success and there's no cure at all for the second.