Patience is the key to contentment.

Patience is the key to contentment.

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.

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of read more

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

Try to be like the turtle -- at ease in your own shell.

Try to be like the turtle -- at ease in your own shell.

It is not our circumstances that create our discontent or contentment. It is us.

It is not our circumstances that create our discontent or contentment. It is us.

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.