Contentment Quotes

• True contentment is not having everything, but in being satisfied with everything you have.

  Oscar Wilde

  Satisfied

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• There is no paycheck that can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from being the person you are meant to be.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Being Yourself, Feelings

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• Contentment is just the realization that God has already provided for me today all that I need for my present peace and happiness.

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss

  Needs, Realization, Today

  "The Lord's Prayer" with Leslie Basham, www.reviveourhearts.com. August 29, 2016.

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  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.

  Epicurus

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

  Laozi

  Life, Happiness, Spiritual

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• Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

  Og Mandino

  Happiness, Smile, Happy

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• The key to contentment is to consider. Consider who you are and be satisfied with that. Consider what you have and be satisfied with that. Consider what God's doing and be satisfied with that. You will be amazed at how much more comfortable you'll feel with yourself. Finally, consider this: If contentment cannot be found within yourself, you'll never find it.

  Luci Swindoll

  Keys, Found, Satisfied

  Patsy Clairmont, Marilyn Meberg, Barbara Johnson, Luci Swindoll (1997). “Joy Breaks: 90 Devotions to Celebrate, Simplify, and Add Laughter to Your Life”, Zondervan Publishing Company

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• A good life with contentment is itself a great wealth. For we brought nothing with us into this world, and we can take nothing out of it. So if we have enough of what we need, let us be content with that.

  Saint Timothy

  Inspirational, Life, Saint

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• You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Thanksgiving, Being Happy, Gratitude

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• Contentment, then, is the product of a heart resting in God. It is the soul’s enjoyment of that peace that passes all understanding. It is the outcome of my will being brought into subjection to the Divine will. It is the blessed assurance that God does all things well, and is, even now, making all things work together for my ultimate good.

  Arthur W. Pink

  Blessed, Heart, Understanding

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• Contentment is natural wealth.

  Socrates

  Happiness, Wealth, Natural

  Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). “Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study”

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• Contentment is one of the most distinguishing traits of the godly person, because a godly person has his heart focused on God rather than on possessions or position or power.

  Jerry Bridges

  Heart, Godly, Possession

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Practice of Godliness”, p.84, NavPress

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• I am content with what I have, little be it, or much.

  John Bunyan

  Littles

  John Bunyan (1837). “The Pilgrim's Progress”, p.366

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• Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.

  Emily Dickinson

  Life, Happiness, Positivity

  "Selected Letters". Edited by Thomas H. Johnson,

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• Contentment makes a poor person rich and discontent makes a rich person poor.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Rich, Poor, Discontent

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• Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Motivational, Relationship

  Gautama Buddha, “Joy”

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  It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Positive, Happiness, Being Happy

  Charles Spurgeon (2009). “Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon”, p.1417, Barbour Publishing

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• My definition of poor are those who need too much. Because those who need too much are never satisfied.

  Jose Mujica

  Needs, Definitions, Too Much

  “Can Uruguay's Pauper President Be an International Role Model?” by Orion Jones, bigthink.com. 2017.

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• A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

  Joseph Addison

  Blessed, Blessing, Men

  Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1855). “The Spectator”, p.300

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• If one's life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital: satisfaction with just enough food, clothing, and shelter to protect yourself from the elements.

  Dalai Lama

  Simple, Simplicity, Feelings

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• Health, contentment, and trust are your greatest possessions. And freedom your greatest joy.

  Gautama Buddha

  Joy, Inspirational Buddhist, Possession

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• Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

  Thomas Chandler Haliburton

  Indolence, Refined

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• There's a difference between knowing God and knowing about God. When you truly know God, you have energy to serve Him, boldness to share Him, and contentment in Him.

  J. I. Packer

  Differences, Knowing, Energy

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• A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.

  Fanny Burney

  Ambition, Expectations, Mind

  Frances Burney, Fanny Burney (2015). “Complete Works of Frances Burney (Delphi Classics)”, p.32, Delphi Classics

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• Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.

  Epicurus

  Being Happy, Thankful, Hope

  Epicurus (1964). “Letters: Principles Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings Translated, with an Introd. and Notes, by Russel M. Geor. Indianapolis Merrill”

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