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    Whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom.

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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

by Plautus Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

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It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.

by James Mackintosh Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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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.

by Spanish Proverb Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.

by Socrates Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a read more

Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and a happy purchase

by John Balguy Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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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.

by Teiga 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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One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.

One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.

by Eugene O'neill Found in: Contentment Quotes,
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