You May Also Like / View all maxioms
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.
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.
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.
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.
He that is well paid is well satisfied.
He that is well paid is well satisfied.
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.
Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.
The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.
