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.

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire read more

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.

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.

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.

The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.

The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, read more

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.

One who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do. He has read more

One who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do. He has lain down to die, and the grass is already over him.

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

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