Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.

Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.

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.

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.