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    Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial to others; with poverty, for not having much to care for; and with obscurity, for being unenvied.

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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.

by John Dryden Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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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.

by Robert Anthony Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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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.

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Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.

Content is a word unknown to life; it is also a word unknown to man.

by John Fowles Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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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.

by Scottish Proverb Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.

There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.

by Swami Sivananda Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

by Charles Lamb Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.

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

by Hung Ko Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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He that is well paid is well satisfied.

He that is well paid is well satisfied.

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