Archive for the 'Contentment Quotes' Category

21 Oct

“Derive happiness in oneself from…” Henri Matisse

“Derive happiness in oneself from a good day’s work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.” Henri Matisse
Popularity: 73% [?]

Popularity: 73% [?]

08 Nov

“Enjoy life. There’s plenty of…” Anonymous

“Enjoy life. There’s plenty of time to be dead.” Anonymous
Popularity: 81% [?]

Popularity: 81% [?]

21 Apr

“Going to a junkyard…” Roger von Oech

“Going to a junkyard is a sobering experience. There you can see the ultimate destination of almost everything we desire.” Roger von Oech
Popularity: 29% [?]

Popularity: 29% [?]

30 Jul

“He had discovered a great…” Mark Twain

“He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it - namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain.” Mark Twain, in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
Popularity: 28% [?]

Popularity: 28% [?]

08 Oct

“If you want to be happy…” Anonymous

“If you want to be happy for a year, win the lottery. If you want to be happy for a lifetime, love what you do.” Anonymous
Popularity: 35% [?]

Popularity: 35% [?]

08 Oct

“If you want to know…” Dorothy Parker

“If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.” Dorothy Parker
Popularity: 23% [?]

Popularity: 23% [?]

11 Jun

“If you want to…” Anonymous

“If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can’t buy.” Anonymous
Popularity: 37% [?]

Popularity: 37% [?]

26 Sep

“It is better to know…” James Thurber

“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.” James Thurber
Popularity: 20% [?]

Popularity: 20% [?]

18 Oct

“It is not only wrong…” Oswald Chambers

“It is not only wrong to worry, it is unbelief; worrying means we do not believe that God can look after the practical details of our lives, and it is never anything but those details that worry us.” Oswald Chambers
Popularity: 76% [?]

Popularity: 76% [?]

09 Oct

“Man can climb…” Bernard Shaw

“Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.”   Bernard Shaw
Popularity: 34% [?]

Popularity: 34% [?]

09 Nov

“Most human beings have an…” Aldous Huxley

“Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” Aldous Huxley
Popularity: 65% [?]

Popularity: 65% [?]

07 Nov

“The main things which seem…” Bertrand Russell

“The main things which seem to me important on their own account, and not merely as means to other things, are knowledge, art, instinctive happiness, and relations of friendship or affection.” Bertrand Russell
Popularity: 69% [?]

Popularity: 69% [?]

26 Oct

“The real test of friendship…” Eugene Kennedy

“The real test of friendship is: can you do literally nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple.” Eugene Kennedy
Popularity: 70% [?]

Popularity: 70% [?]

03 Oct

“There are always flowers…” Henri Matisse

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” Henri Matisse
Popularity: 34% [?]

Popularity: 34% [?]

25 Aug

“Those who are contented…” Chuang-Tzu

“Those who are contented and at ease with the moment, those who live in accord with the course of Nature, cannot be affected by sorrow or joy. That’s what the ancients called release from bondage.”   - Chuang-Tzu
Popularity: 37% [?]

Popularity: 37% [?]

09 Oct

“Thou should’st eat to live…” Cicero

“Thou should’st eat to live; not live to eat.” Cicero
Popularity: 23% [?]

Popularity: 23% [?]

09 Oct

“Time is the coin of…” Carl Sandberg

“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.” Carl Sandberg
Popularity: 34% [?]

Popularity: 34% [?]

20 Oct

“Write the bad things that…” Arabic Parable

“Write the bad things that are done to you in sand, but write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble.” Arabic Parable
Popularity: 72% [?]

Popularity: 72% [?]

26 Sep

“You can complain because roses…” Ziggy

“You can complain because roses have thorns or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.” Ziggy
Popularity: 25% [?]

Popularity: 25% [?]