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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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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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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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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.

by French Proverb Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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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.

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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.

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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.

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A man who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do.

A man who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do.

by Fred Estabrook Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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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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Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

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