Probably there is nothing in the world so suggestive of serene contentment and perfect bliss as the spectacle of a calf chewing a dishrag, but the nearest approach to it is your reedy tenor, standing apart, in sickly attitude, with head thrown back and eyes uplifted to the moon, piping his distressing solo.
Content Quotes
Contentment is, after all, simply refined indolence.
Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it.
The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach.
There was once a man, Harry, called the Steppenwolf. He went on two legs, wore clothes and was a human being, but nevertheless he was in reality a wolf of the Steppes. He had learned a good deal of all that people of a good intelligence can, and was a fairly clever fellow. What he […]
One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.
There are only three experiences in life in which time is more important than content. They are school, prison, and military service.
A nation without dregs and malcontents, is orderly, decent, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come.
If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
Our idea of a contented man is the one, if any, that enjoys the scenery along the detour.
