There are many reasons why people become unhappy and dissatisfied with their life. These quotes about achieving contentment in yourself will help to inspire and encourage your ultimate peace.
“A contented mind is the best source for trouble.”
“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.”
“A harvest of peace grows from seeds of contentment.”
“A man who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do.”
“Always appreciate what you have. There is always someone out there who wishes that had what you have.”
“At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you.”
“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.”
“Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.”
“Be thankful that you are on your feet. There are people who can’t even walk down the street.”
“Content hangs not so high but that a man on the ground may reach it.”
“Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.”
“Contentment gives a crown, where fortune hath denied it.”
“Contentment has been worn as a crown by no end of sleepy heads.”
“Contentment has the ability to squeeze out of every situation all the good there is to get.”
“Contentment is a kind of moral laziness; if there wasn’t anything but contentment in his world, man wouldn’t be any more of a success than an angleworm is.”
“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.”
“Contentment is accepting what God has given us, and, by His strength, making the most of it.”
“Contentment is just the realization that God has already provided for me today all that I need for my present peace and happiness.”
“Contentment is never the outcome of fulfillment, of achievement, or of the possession of things; it is not born of action or inaction. It comes with the fullness of what is, not in the alteration of it.”
“Contentment is not about getting what you want. Contentment is about wanting what you’ve got.”
“Contentment is the greatest form of wealth.”
“Discontentment makes rich people poor while contentment makes poor people rich.”
“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.”
“Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.”
“He is rich who is content with the least; for contentment is the wealth of nature.”
“He who is contented is rich.”
“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”
“He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.”
“If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.”
“It is not our circumstances that create our discontent or contentment. It is us.”
“It is right to be contented with what we have, but never with what we are.”
“Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man’s happiness really lies in contentment.”
“Progress is not created by contented people.”
“The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.”
“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything.”
“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. ”
“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.”
“The secret of contentment is the realization that life is a gift, not a right.”
“The very nature of Joy makes nonsense of our common distinction between having and wanting.”
“The wise man contents himself with what he has, until such time as he invents something better.”
“There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.”
“To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problems of contentment.”
“To know when you have enough is to be rich beyond measure.”
“Today, I will look around & enjoy all the beautiful things that are around me rather than yearn for things that are beyond my control & become miserable.”
“True contentment is a real, even an active virtue – not only affirmative but creative. It is the power of getting out of any situation all there is in it.”
“Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.”
“When we cannot find contentment in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.”
“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
“Wishing things were different is a great way to torture yourself.”
Living a long and happy life does not have to be a secret. Finding contentment is the way to make it.
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