58 Inspiring Quotes on Contentment (HAPPINESS)

Top 16 Most Famous Quotes on Contentment (BEST)

“Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.”
Og Mandino

Contentment is a state of mind that arises from gratitude and inner peace, rather than external circumstances. — Contentment is a state of mind that arises from **gratitude** and inner **peace**, rather than external circumstances. – **Jeremiah Say**

Contentment is the foundation of true happiness. It is accepting and embracing the present moment as it is. - Jeremiah Say — Contentment is the foundation of true **happiness**. It is accepting and embracing the present moment as it is. – **Jeremiah Say**

True contentment is not having everything, but in being satisfied with everything you have. - Oscar Wilde — True contentment is not having everything, but in being satisfied with everything you have. – **Oscar Wilde**

Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have. — Contentment is not the **fulfillment** of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.

Contentment is the art of finding joy in simplicity. — Contentment is the art of finding joy in **simplicity**.

Happiness is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have. - Rabbi Hyman Schachtel — **Happiness** is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have. – Rabbi Hyman Schachtel

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. - Epicurus — Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. – Epicurus

Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. ― Mark Twain — Good **friends**, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. ― **Mark Twain**

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. - Buddha — **Health** is the greatest **gift**, contentment the greatest **wealth**, **faithfulness** the best **relationship**. – **Buddha**

“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.”
Lao Tzu

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ― Lao Tzu — Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ― **Lao Tzu**

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 — 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**

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor. - Benjamin Franklin — Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes **rich** men poor. – **Benjamin Franklin**

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have. ― Socrates — He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have. ― **Socrates**

Contentment is not about settling for less, but about appreciating and finding fulfillment in what you already have. — Contentment is not about settling for less, but about **appreciating** and finding **fulfillment** in what you already have.

8 Inspirational Quotes to Help you Be Content with the Small Things in Life (APPRECIATION)

“I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion and elimination of ignorance, selfishness and greed.”
Dalai Lama

Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness. ― Pearl S. Buck — Many people lose the small joys in the **hope** for the big **happiness**. ― Pearl S. Buck

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. - Charles Spurgeon — It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes **happiness**. – **Charles Spurgeon**

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them. ― John Stuart Mill — I have learned to seek my **happiness** by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them. ― **John Stuart Mill**

“Nine requisites for contented living: Health enough to make work a pleasure. Wealth enough to support your needs. Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them. Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them. Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished. Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor. Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others. Faith enough to make real the things of God. Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.”
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

I don't have everything I want but I have everything I need. That's contentment. - James MacDonald — I don’t have everything I want but I have everything I need. That’s contentment. – James MacDonald

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough. ― Walt Whitman

We should purify our innate well of contentment - what a wonderful expression - and then external things will be in harmony with us. - Eckhart Tolle — We should purify our innate well of contentment – what a wonderful expression – and then external things will be in **harmony** with us. – **Eckhart Tolle**

14 Quotes to Help you Embrace Contentment

“When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes – I already have everything that I really need.'”
Dalai Lama

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness. - William E. Gladstone — Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won’t have to hunt for **happiness**. – William E. Gladstone

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. - Henry Ward Beecher — The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. – **Henry Ward Beecher**

At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you. - Elizabeth Gilbert — At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you. – **Elizabeth Gilbert**

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

Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. — Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of **happiness** and just be happy.

To be content doesn’t mean you don’t desire more, it means you’re thankful for what you have and patient for what’s to come. - Tony Gaskins — To be content doesn’t mean you don’t desire more, it means you’re thankful for what you have and patient for what’s to come. – Tony Gaskins

Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire. - Thomas Fuller — Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire. – **Thomas Fuller**

True humility is contentment. - Henri Frederic Amiel — True **humility** is contentment. – **Henri Frederic Amiel**

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. - Lao Tzu — **Health** is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. **Confidence** is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. – **Lao Tzu**

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. - Abraham Lincoln — Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. – **Abraham Lincoln**

You are only a poor person if you are not happy with what you have. - Debasish Mridha — You are only a poor person if you are not happy with what you have. – Debasish Mridha

In my own personal life, it's been pretty hard navigating love, and so I've found this kind of contentment in loving myself and waiting for the world to catch up. - Trace Lysette — In my own personal life, it’s been pretty hard navigating love, and so I’ve found this kind of contentment in loving myself and waiting for the world to catch up. – Trace Lysette

Whether you choose to move on from your struggles and enjoy life or waddle in your misery, life will continue. - Germany Kent — Whether you choose to move on from your struggles and enjoy life or waddle in your misery, life will continue. – **Germany Kent**

5 Quotes About Finding Contentment in God

“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

Contentment is an attitude that says, I will be satisfied with what God has given me. — Contentment is an **attitude** that says, I will be satisfied with what God has given me.

“God may allow His servant to succeed when He has disciplined him to a point where he does not need to succeed to be happy. The man who is elated by success and is cast down by failure is still a carnal man. At best his fruit will have a worm in it.”
Aiden Wilson Tozer

There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility. - Abu Bakr — There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in **humility**. – Abu Bakr

My main job is to live with deep contentment, joy, and confidence in my everyday experience of life with God. Everything else is job number two. - John Ortberg — My main job is to live with deep contentment, joy, and confidence in my everyday experience of life with God. Everything else is job number two. – John Ortberg

15 Wise Quotes About Contentment that Will Make You Think (WISDOM)

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 — 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**

Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude. - Dale Carnegie — Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude. – **Dale Carnegie**

There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment. - Sivananda — There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to **happiness**. Therefore, acquire contentment. – Sivananda

We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without. ― Immanuel Kant — We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without. ― **Immanuel Kant**

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. ― Epictetus — **Wealth** consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. ― **Epictetus**

Contentment does not come from achievement. It comes from a relationship with the Lord. - Paul Henderson — Contentment does not come from achievement. It comes from a **relationship** with the Lord. – Paul Henderson

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. - Jim Rohn — Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. – **Jim Rohn**

“A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one’s neighbor — such is my idea of happiness.”
J. I. Packer