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A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.
A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.
Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.
Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.
I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.
I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.
If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
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.
Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.
Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.
The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.