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Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.
Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.
It is right to be contented with what we have, but never with what we are.
It is right to be contented with what we have, but never with what we are.
If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper read more
If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
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.
Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a read more
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.
He that is well paid is well satisfied.
He that is well paid is well satisfied.
If you can look back on your life with contentment, you have one of man's most precious gifts -- a read more
If you can look back on your life with contentment, you have one of man's most precious gifts -- a selective memory.
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.
