Contentment is the door to god. If one is contented, one has already arrived. And the meaning of contentment is absolute acceptance as you are. Contentment means acceptance, discontentment means non-acceptance. A wants to become B - that is discontent. A is perfectly happy in being A, there is no desire to become B - that is contentment.
I love to go and see all the things I am happy without.
Simplicity is a bliss that makes one comprehend.
If we are to say no to covetousness, we must learn to say yes to contentment. This involves learning to be content with what we have (Hebrews 13:5). Much of our discontentment may be traced to expectations that are essentially selfish and more often than not completely unrealistic.
I am quite my own master, agreeably lodged, perfectly easy in my circumstances. I am contented with my situation, and happy because I think myself so.
In order to be happy we must first possess inner contentment; and inner contentment doesn't come from having all we want; but rather from wanting and appreciating being grateful for all we have.
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.
Should; shouldn't; ought; oughtn't—the enemies of contentment.
A grateful person is rich in contentment.
He is the richest who is content with the least.
If you would know contentment, let your deeds be few.
Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
Contentment is a wealth that is never exhausted
When you're experiencing peace, it's coming from within you; you're 'doing' peace and this is true of anything else you might be looking for. Love, happiness, contentment, well-being come from within. Nothing external needs to change for you to have what you want. . . . . If you want to be happier - be happier. If you want to be more relaxed - relax. If you want more friends - be friendly. Sounds simple. It is.
That is true plenty, not to have, but not to want riches.
The very longing for contentment that ought to drive us to simplicity of life and labors of love contents itself instead with the broken cisterns of prosperity and comfort.
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone.
I don't look for bliss, just contentment.
Misery, anger, indignation, discomfort-those conditions produce literature. Contentment-never. So there you are.
While being you and truly sharing what you do will bring happiness to others, you won't find contentment merely trying to keep others happy.