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.

Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.

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.

Patience is the key to contentment.

Patience is the key to contentment.

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.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

One who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do. He has read more

One who is contented with what he has done will never become famous for what he will do. He has lain down to die, and the grass is already over him.

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

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

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.