Contentment Quotes
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Let me say this: bein a idiot is no box of chocolates.
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Mothers are the place that we call home. On them we rest our heads and close our eyes. There's no one else who grants the same soft peace, happiness, contentment, sweet release, erasing righttime tears with lullabies, restoring the bright sun that makes us bloom.
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',Alive' stems from emotional growth and contentment. Before writing the song, I was swimming in a pool of hurt, guilt and spiritual discomfort. Instead of drowning, I decided to embrace these feelings and express gratitude for the lessons learned. With this new-found sense of life, I am stronger and happier than ever.
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You can wait your whole life and never happen upon contentment.
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What we do in our lives is what gives us contentment and serenity and makes us feel like we are doing some kind of contribution.
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In order to be happy we must first possess inner contentment; and inner contentment doesn't come from having all we want; but rather from wanting and appreciating being grateful for all we have.
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Contentment is wanting what you have. Ambition is wanting what another has. Progress comes from wanting what nobody has.
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Lack of wealth cannot take away genuine contentment.
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Whether it's a pebble in a riverbed or a soaring mountain peak, I see everything in the world as the handiwork of the Lord. When I paint, I try to represent the beauty of God's creation in my art. Many modern painters see the world as a jumble of random lines and shapes with no divine beauty or order, and their works reflect their viewpoint. Because I see God's peacefulness, serenity, and contentment, I work to capture those feelings on the canvas. My vision of God defines my vision of the world.
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There is a God! the sky his presence shares, His hand upheaves the billows in their mirth, Destroys the mighty, yet the humble spares And with contentment crowns the thought of worth.
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Contentment is rare among men as it is natural among animals.
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Who can enjoy alone? Or all enjoying what contentment find?
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Contentment does not come from achievement. It comes from a relationship with the Lord.
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Though I have considerable interest in Europe and in traveling, I am most content with simply working and allowing the world that I'm creating to unfold before my eyes.
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I always think, OK, this is good, but I'll do it better next time. "And so we beat on, boats against the current. . ." It may not be the recipe for a life of contentment, but that imperfectability is what makes writing such an engaging endeavor, something you can do for the rest of your life and not get bored.
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To have power and contentment at the same time, that is a rare thing indeed.
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To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problem of contentment.
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Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants.
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Contentment, as it is a short road and pleasant, has great delight and little trouble.
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Contentment is knowing you're right. Happiness is knowing someone else is wrong.
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Man's happiness really lies in contentment.
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Love is the bridge that leads from the I sense to the We, and there is a paradox about personal love. Love of another individual opens a new relation between the personality and the world. The lover responds in a new way to nature and may even write poetry. Love is affirmation; it motivates the yes responses and the sense of wider communication. Love casts out fear, and in the security of this togetherness we find contentment, courage. We no longer fear the age-old haunting questions: "Who am I?" "Why am I?" "Where am I going?" - and having cast out fear, we can be honest and charitable.
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A feeling that greater possessions, no matter of what kind they may be, will of themselves bring contentment or happiness, is a misunderstanding. No person, place, or thing can give you happiness. They may give you cause for happiness and a feeling of contentment, but the JOY of Living comes from within.
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All your horse looks for is the thing that matters most, peace and contentment. Give it to him.
