Contentment

Plato – The most virtuous are those …
The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.
~ Plato

Henry Fielding – I am content …
I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.
~ Henry Fielding

Lucretius – It is great wealth …
It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind.
~ Lucretius

Socrates – He who is not contented …
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
~ Socrates

Oprah Winfrey – Be thankful for what you have …
Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.
~ Oprah Winfrey

Pearl S. Buck – Many people lose the small …
Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.
~ Pearl S. Buck

Dale Carnegie – It isn’t what you have …
It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.
~ Dale Carnegie