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We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.
We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.
The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.
The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.
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.
My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.
My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.
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.
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.
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.
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
