Quotes by Contentment We only see in a lifetime a dozen faces marked with the peace of a contented spirit. Henry Ward Beecher dozencontentmentfaces No other content company has Sony's intuitive grasp of technology and no other company has Sony's intimate understanding of the demands of content. Howard Stringer contentmenttechnologyunderstanding This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of contentment and well-being that needed no changes and no intensification. Hermann Hesse harmonycontentmentfeelings I find it very difficult just to sit. I would love to learn how to do that with contentment. Hume Cronyn difficultcontentment Let your capital be simplicity and contentment. Henry David Thoreau simplicitycontentment For the first time, she did want more. She did not know what she wanted, knew that it was dangerous and that she should rest content with what she had, but she knew an emptiness deep inside her, which began to ache. Iain Pears contentmentwantfirsts Contentment is the greatest door that one enters to Allah, it is the source of tranquility for the worshiper and paradise on earth. Whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise in the Hereafter. Ibn Taymiyyah paradise-on-earthcontentmentdoors Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. Horace contentmentatheismfear There are only moments of happiness - from contentment to ecstacy. Indira Gandhi moments-of-happinesscontentmentmoments Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere. Isabelle Eberhardt contentmentlifetravel If by happiness you mean instead an ordinary contentment, then yes - I'm fairly contented. Not satisfied - contented. Indira Gandhi contentmentordinarymean There's a difference between knowing God and knowing about God. When you truly know God, you have energy to serve Him, boldness to share Him, and contentment in Him. J. I. Packer contentmentdifferencesknowing Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good humor, to a state of chronic edginess and the perpetual scanning of bank statements. J. G. Ballard contentmentwritingthinking I don't have everything I want but I have everything I need. That's contentment. James MacDonald contentmentwantneeds She had nothing to wish otherwise, but that the days did not pass so swiftly. It was a delightful visit;-perfect, in being much too short. Jane Austen contentmentwishperfect You have to open up to the world and learn optimism...Contentment with the past, happiness with the present, and hope for the future. Learned optimisim. Jennifer Crusie optimismcontentmentpast Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment. Jeremiah Burroughs contentmentspiritualdesire My brethren, the reason why you have not got contentment in the things of the world is not because you have not got enough of them-that is not the reason-but the reason is, because they are not things proportionable to that immortal soul of yours that is capable of God himself. Jeremiah Burroughs contentmentsoulworld To be well skilled in the mystery of Christian contentment is the duty, glory and excellence of a Christian. Jeremiah Burroughs contentmentexcellencechristian Contentment is one of the most distinguishing traits of the godly person, because a godly person has his heart focused on God rather than on possessions or position or power. Jerry Bridges godlycontentmentheart«345678910111213»
