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    If you can look back on your life with contentment, you have one of man's most precious gifts -- a selective memory.

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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.

by Teiga Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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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.

by Gordon Graham Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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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.

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My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

by Charles Lamb Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.

by Socrates Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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It is not our circumstances that create our discontent or contentment. It is us.

It is not our circumstances that create our discontent or contentment. It is us.

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Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a read more

Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and a happy purchase.

by John Balguy Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

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

by Plautus Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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