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Patience is the key to contentment.
Patience is the key to contentment.
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
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.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
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.
He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
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.
The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.
The contented man can be happy with what appears to be useless.
