Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

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.

Try to be like the turtle -- at ease in your own shell.

Try to be like the turtle -- at ease in your own shell.

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.

Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.

Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

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

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

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.

Patience is the key to contentment.

Patience is the key to contentment.