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Patience is the key to contentment.
Patience is the key to contentment.
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.
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.
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.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once read more
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
To the right, books; to the left, a tea-cup. In front of me, the fireplace; behind me, the post. There read more
To the right, books; to the left, a tea-cup. In front of me, the fireplace; behind me, the post. There is no greater happiness than this.
Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.
Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.
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.
What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others.
What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others.
