That blessed mood in which the burthen of the mystery, in which the heavy and the weary weight of all this unintelligible world is lightened.
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It is not for man to rest in absolute contentment. He is born to hopes and aspirations as the sparks fly upward, unless he has brutified his nature and quenched the spirit of immortality which is his portion.
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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Don't look now, God, we're all right. All the suicides are eating Black Bean Soup;...
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There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion.
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty
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Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers and are famous preservers of youthful looks.
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As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. I can conceive of no contentment of which toil is not to be the immediate parent.
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We are not to make the ideas of contentment and aspiration quarrel, for God made them fast friends. A man may aspire, and yet be quite content until it is time to raise; and both flying and resting are but parts of one contentment. The very fruit of the gospel is aspiration. It is to the heart what spring is to the earth, making every root, and bud, and bough desire to be more. -
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She says, 'But in contentment I still feel The need of some imperishable bliss.'...
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A harvest of peace is produced from a seed of contentment.
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At different stages in our lives, the signs of love may vary dependence, attraction, contentment, worry, loyalty, grief, but at heart the source is always the same. Human beings have the rare capacity to connect with each other, against all odds.
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Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.
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The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied.
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Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.
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To be content with life -- or to live merrily, rather --all that is required is that we bestow on all things only a fleeting, superficial glance; the more thoughtful we become the more earnest we grow.
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Pride is a spiritual Cancer: It eats up the very possibilty of love, or contentment, or even common sense.
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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.
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To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power.
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As we become curators of our own contentment on the Simple Abundance path... we learn to savor the small with a grateful heart.
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My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.
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I don't want to own anything that won't fit into my coffin.
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A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World: he that has these two, has little more to wish for; and he that wants either of them, will be little the better for anything else.
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Mercy to living beings, self restraint, truth, honesty, chastity and contentment, right faith and knowledge, and austerity are but the entourage of morality.
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One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.
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Ultimately, contentment is more a shift in attitude than a change in circumstances.
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If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
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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.
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Sadness is hard like cold winter days. Rousing advancement, inspiring perspective, but can be just as easily forgotten or scorned like those wintry days. I like to embrace it deep within me, totally concealed. It only shows through impassiveness on matters diminutive. The more sadness I put away the better I recognize the secrets of contentment.
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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.
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